Palettes / Colors / #CACFA2

#CACFA2 — Light Muted Yellow

#CACFA2 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CACFA2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CACFA2 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A6A1CE; it also sits naturally between #CEBDA1 and #B2CEA1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 81% · Blue 64%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CACFA2

.text { color: #CACFA2; }
.background { background-color: #CACFA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CACFA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 207, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 32%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CACFA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 207, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CACFA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 207, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CACFA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CACFA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6A1CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CACFA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CACFA2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CACFA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CACFA2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CACFA1  ·  #CACFA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CACFA2?

#CACFA2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 207, 162). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CACFA2?

#CACFA2 is RGB 202, 207, 162 — HSL 67°, 32%, 72% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 22%, 19%.

What colors go with #CACFA2?

Its complement is #A6A1CE; analogous partners are #CEBDA1 and #B2CEA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CACFA2 for text?

Black text on #CACFA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.