#C7CAAE

Accessibility

AAA

12.49:1

Vs white / black

1.68:1 · 12.49:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c7caae

RGB

rgb(199, 202, 174)

RGBA

rgba(199, 202, 174, 1)

HSL

hsl(66, 21%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(66, 21%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(66, 14%, 79%)

LAB

lab(80.43% -5.87 13.65)

LCH

lch(80.43% 14.86 113.27)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8291 -0.0144 0.0353)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8291 0.0381 112.19)

XYZ

xyz(52.31, 57.44, 48.37)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 21%)

CSS

color: #c7caae;

CSS variable

--color-c7caae: #c7caae;

SCSS

$color-c7caae: #c7caae;

JavaScript

const color = "#c7caae";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c7caae";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c7caae" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c7caae", "rgb": { "r": 199, "g": 202, "b": 174 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8291 0.0381 112.19)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c7caae-1: #c7caae;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

amber-100

Very different · ΔE 11.65 · #FEF3C7

Nearest CSS named color

Beige

Very different · ΔE 10.07 · #F5F5DC

Nearest Material color

light-green-100

Very different · ΔE 9.05 · #DCEDC8

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 16.59 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f5f7e6 100e8ead7 200d4d7c1 300bec0a8 400a2a489 50086896f 60070725c 700595b48 800444536 9002f3024 9501b1c11

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fafbf8 f6f6f2 f1f2eb ecede4 e8e9dd e3e5d7 dee0d0 dadcc9 d5d7c2 d0d3bc ccceb5 c7caae b6b9a0 a6a891 959883 858774 747665 646557 535449 42433a 32332c 21221d 11110f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafbf8 f6f6f2 f1f2eb ecede4 e8e9dd e3e5d7 dee0d0 dadcc9 d5d7c2 d0d3bc ccceb5

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b6b9a0 a6a891 959883 858774 747665 646557 535449 42433a 32332c 21221d 11110f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c1c4aa bbbea6 b5b8a3 afb19f a9ab9b a4a597 9e9f93 98998f 92938c 8c8c88 868684

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C7CAAEStop 1 #B2AFCBStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#CBBFAFStop 1 #C7CAAEStop 2 #BACBAFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C7CAAEStop 1 #AFC8CBStop 2 #CBAFC8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C7CAAEStop 1 #AFBACBStop 2 #BFAFCBStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3C3E28Stop 1 #686C47Stop 2 #959A65Stop 3 #B5B893Stop 4 #D5D7C1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c7caae works

#C7CAAE (#c7caae) sits in the yellow family at about 66° hue, 21% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 1.68:1 on white and 12.49:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: amber-100 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c7caae as small body text on white — 1.68:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Optimism, attention, and warmth. Ideal for highlights, warnings, and cheerful brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Yellow range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #CCCC99#CCCC99 Spectrum #C7CF9B#C7CF9B Spectrum #CFC291#CFC291 Spectrum #CFD397#CFD397 Material Light Green 100#DCEDC8 Spectrum #D4C291#D4C291 Spectrum #D7D693#D7D693 Beige#F5F5DC Material Green 100#C8E6C9 Spectrum #DBD48F#DBD48F Material Lime 100#F0F4C3 Spectrum #C1C57D#C1C57D