HEX to RGB: #CA8A04

Also known as: Tailwind v3 yellow-600

#CA8A04 → rgb(202 138 4)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #ca8a04. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. HEX → pairs
```
#CA8A04 → CA | 8A | 04
```

2. base 16 → base 10

R = CA₁₆ = 12×16 + 10 = 202
G = 8A₁₆ = 8×16 + 10 = 138
B = 04₁₆ = 0×16 + 4 = 4

3. RGB
```
rgb(202 138 4)
```

All formats

HEX: #ca8a04
RGB: rgb(202 138 4)
RGB (legacy): rgb(202, 138, 4)
HSL: hsl(40.61 96.12% 40.39%) → hsl(41 96% 40%)
HWB: hwb(41 2% 21%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.681 0.142 75.8) · oklch(68.1% 0.142 75.8)
OKLab: oklab(0.681 0.035 0.138)
Lab (D50): lab(62.82 18.83 66.97)
LCH (D50): lch(62.82 69.57 74.30)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.7553 0.5520 0.1884)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 0.5906 0.2542 0.0012)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#CA8A04 is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.143 and Display P3 reaches 0.164; this color uses 99% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #ca8a04;
  color: rgb(202 138 4);
  color: hsl(41 96% 40%);
  color: oklch(0.681 0.142 75.8);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.681 0.142 75.8);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#ca8a04] bg-[oklch(0.681_0.142_75.8)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.7553 0.5520 0.1884); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #ca8a04 calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#DE9D2C · oklch(0.741 0.142 75.8) · ΔL +0.06
#B67800 · oklch(0.621 0.142 75.8) · ΔL −0.06

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