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#CAA01A

#caa01a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa01a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 87.13% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 45.68°, with 77.19% saturation and 44.71% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3777

Complementary

  1. #caa01a
  2. #1a44ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa01a
  2. #1a9cca
  3. #481aca

Analogous

  1. #ca481a
  2. #caa01a
  3. #9cca1a

Triadic

  1. #caa01a
  2. #1acaa0
  3. #a01aca

Tetradic

  1. #caa01a
  2. #44ca1a
  3. #1a44ca
  4. #a01aca

Square

  1. #caa01a
  2. #1aca48
  3. #1a44ca
  4. #ca1a9c

Monochromatic

  1. #423509
  2. #866a11
  3. #caa01a
  4. #e8c249
  5. #f0d98d

Shades

#caa01a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa01a
  2. #b69017
  3. #a28015
  4. #8d7012
  5. #796010
  6. #65500d
  7. #51400a
  8. #3d3008
  9. #282005
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa01a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa01a
  2. #cfaa31
  3. #d5b348
  4. #dabd5f
  5. #dfc676
  6. #e5d08d
  7. #ead9a3
  8. #efe3ba
  9. #f4ecd1
  10. #faf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa01a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa01a
  2. #c39d24
  3. #bb9a2e
  4. #b49639
  5. #ac9343
  6. #a5904d
  7. #9e8d57
  8. #968a61
  9. #8f866c
  10. #878376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc9189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a621 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5976d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa01a {
  color: #caa01a;
}
Background
.bg-caa01a {
  background-color: #caa01a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa01a {
  border: 2px solid #caa01a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa01a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 160 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa01a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa01a, #9cca1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa01a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 160 26 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.85 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.16 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.29 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.32 #355fe5 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#caa01a  rgb(202, 160, 26)  hsl(46, 77%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1a44ca  rgb(26, 68, 202)  hsl(226, 77%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#1acaa0  rgb(26, 202, 160)  hsl(166, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#a01aca  rgb(160, 26, 202)  hsl(286, 77%, 45%)  Dark Orchid