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#cac555 color: Salsa Verde

#cac555 is rgb(202, 197, 85) in RGB and oklch(80.568% 0.13372 106.663) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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57°
100%

80.6%
0.134
107°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.81:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #cac555

#cac555 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80.6% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 107°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.81:1 contrast and black text 11.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Salsa Verde (#cec754). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cac555 mixed with white

  1. cac555
  2. cfcb6a
  3. d4d17c
  4. d9d78e
  5. dedd9f
  6. e4e3af
  7. e9e8c0
  8. eeeed0
  9. f4f4df
  10. f9f9ef

Darker: #cac555 mixed with black

  1. cac555
  2. afab49
  3. 95923d
  4. 7c7931
  5. 646126
  6. 4d4b1c
  7. 373511
  8. 222108
  9. 0f0e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cac555 with less saturation

  1. cac555
  2. c9c563
  3. c8c470
  4. c6c47c
  5. c5c487
  6. c4c391
  7. c3c29b
  8. c2c2a4
  9. c1c1ae
  10. c0c0b7

Questions about #cac555

What color is #cac555?

#cac555 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Salsa Verde. In RGB it is rgb(202, 197, 85), in HSL hsl(57.44, 52.47%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.568% 0.13372 106.663).

What colors go well with #cac555?

The complementary color of #cac555 is #bab3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0b351 and #96d37b. The triadic partners are #48d0ff and #fe9bd1.

Is white or black text more readable on #cac555?

Black text reads better on #cac555: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and black gives 11.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cac555 a warm or cool color?

#cac555 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 107 degrees, its lightness 80.6% and its chroma 0.134.