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#CAA00C

#caa00c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa00c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 62.75% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 94.06% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 46.74°, with 88.79% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3772

Complementary

  1. #caa00c
  2. #0c36ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa00c
  2. #0c95ca
  3. #410cca

Analogous

  1. #ca410c
  2. #caa00c
  3. #95ca0c

Triadic

  1. #caa00c
  2. #0ccaa0
  3. #a00cca

Tetradic

  1. #caa00c
  2. #36ca0c
  3. #0c36ca
  4. #a00cca

Square

  1. #caa00c
  2. #0cca41
  3. #0c36ca
  4. #ca0c95

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2e03
  2. #826708
  3. #caa00c
  4. #f3c830
  5. #f7db78

Shades

#caa00c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa00c
  2. #b6900b
  3. #a2800a
  4. #8d7008
  5. #796007
  6. #655006
  7. #514005
  8. #3d3004
  9. #282002
  10. #141001
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa00c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa00c
  2. #cfaa24
  3. #d5b33d
  4. #dabd55
  5. #dfc66d
  6. #e5d086
  7. #ead99e
  8. #efe3b6
  9. #f4ecce
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa00c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa00c
  2. #c39d18
  3. #bb9a23
  4. #b4962f
  5. #ac933a
  6. #a59046
  7. #9e8d52
  8. #968a5d
  9. #8f8669
  10. #878374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc9188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5976c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa00c {
  color: #caa00c;
}
Background
.bg-caa00c {
  background-color: #caa00c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa00c {
  border: 2px solid #caa00c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa00c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 160 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa00c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa00c, #95ca0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa00c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 160 12 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.45 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.72 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.89 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.36 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.53 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.54 #355ff3 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#caa00c  rgb(202, 160, 12)  hsl(47, 89%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0c36ca  rgb(12, 54, 202)  hsl(227, 89%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#0ccaa0  rgb(12, 202, 160)  hsl(167, 89%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#a00cca  rgb(160, 12, 202)  hsl(287, 89%, 42%)  Dark Violet