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#CAA126

#caa126 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa126 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 63.14% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.3% magenta, 81.19% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 68.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3819

Complementary

  1. #caa126
  2. #264fca

Split complementary

  1. #caa126
  2. #26a1ca
  3. #4f26ca

Analogous

  1. #ca4f26
  2. #caa126
  3. #a1ca26

Triadic

  1. #caa126
  2. #26caa1
  3. #a126ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa126
  2. #4fca26
  3. #264fca
  4. #a126ca

Square

  1. #caa126
  2. #26ca4f
  3. #264fca
  4. #ca26a1

Monochromatic

  1. #493a0e
  2. #8a6e1a
  3. #caa126
  4. #e0bf5c
  5. #ecd89d

Shades

#caa126 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa126
  2. #b69122
  3. #a2811e
  4. #8d711b
  5. #796117
  6. #655113
  7. #51400f
  8. #3d300b
  9. #282008
  10. #141004
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa126 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa126
  2. #cfaa3c
  3. #d5b451
  4. #dabd67
  5. #dfc77d
  6. #e5d093
  7. #ead9a8
  8. #efe3be
  9. #f4ecd4
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa126 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa126
  2. #c39e2f
  3. #bb9a38
  4. #b49741
  5. #ac944a
  6. #a59153
  7. #9e8d5c
  8. #968a65
  9. #8f876e
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a003 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db928a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea017 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a72b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d59870 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa126 {
  color: #caa126;
}
Background
.bg-caa126 {
  background-color: #caa126;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa126 {
  border: 2px solid #caa126;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa126;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 161 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa126 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa126, #a1ca26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa126 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 161 38 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.92 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.37 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.52 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.72 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.31 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.35 #355ed9 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#caa126  rgb(202, 161, 38)  hsl(45, 68%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#264fca  rgb(38, 79, 202)  hsl(225, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire
#26caa1  rgb(38, 202, 161)  hsl(165, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a126ca  rgb(161, 38, 202)  hsl(285, 68%, 47%)  Dark Orchid