#CAB44E

Closest named color: Dark Khaki (#BDB76B). oklch(76.9% 0.124 97.2), rgb(202, 180, 78).

Black text reads best on this color (10.14:1).

About this color

#CAB44E is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.124 and its hue 97°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.14:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.124)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Khaki (#BDB76B)
Black text	10.14:1
White text	2.06:1

Values

HEX	#CAB44E
RGB	rgb(202, 180, 78)
HSL	hsl(49, 54%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.9% 0.124 97.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #CAB44E	2.06:1	Fails	Lc -44.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #CAB44E	10.14:1	AAA	Lc 63.6	Content text, not long reading
#CAB44E text on white	2.06:1	Fails	Lc 40.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CAB44E text on black	10.14:1	AAA	Lc -62.0	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F8F6E9

oklch(97.1% 0.017 99.6)
Step 100
100

#F0EBD0

oklch(93.7% 0.036 98.4)
Step 200
200

#E5DAA6

oklch(88.5% 0.069 97.6)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CAB44E

oklch(76.9% 0.124 97.2)
Step 400
400

#BAA000

oklch(70.7% 0.146 97.5)
Step 500
500

#A08900

oklch(63.2% 0.13 97.2)
Step 600
600

#867300

oklch(55.7% 0.115 97.6)
Step 700
700

#716000

oklch(49.1% 0.101 97)
Step 800
800

#5D4E00

oklch(42.6% 0.088 96.3)
Step 900
900

#4D4100

oklch(37.6% 0.078 97.3)
Step 950
950

#2E2600

oklch(27% 0.056 97.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CAB44E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C4B043	0.016
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CAB753	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D9A89E	0.113
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.124