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#CAA150

#caa150 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#caa150 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 63.14% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.3% magenta, 60.4% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 39.84°, with 53.51% saturation and 55.29% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3863

Complementary

  1. #caa150
  2. #5079ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa150
  2. #50b6ca
  3. #6450ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6450
  2. #caa150
  3. #b6ca50

Triadic

  1. #caa150
  2. #50caa1
  3. #a150ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa150
  2. #79ca50
  3. #5079ca
  4. #a150ca

Square

  1. #caa150
  2. #50ca64
  3. #5079ca
  4. #ca50b6

Monochromatic

  1. #634c1e
  2. #9e7930
  3. #caa150
  4. #dcc18b
  5. #eee0c5

Shades

#caa150 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa150
  2. #b69148
  3. #a28140
  4. #8d7138
  5. #796130
  6. #655128
  7. #514020
  8. #3d3018
  9. #282010
  10. #141008
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa150 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa150
  2. #cfaa62
  3. #d5b473
  4. #dabd85
  5. #dfc796
  6. #e5d0a8
  7. #ead9b9
  8. #efe3cb
  9. #f4ecdc
  10. #faf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa150 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa150
  2. #c39e55
  3. #bb9a5a
  4. #b4975e
  5. #ac9463
  6. #a59168
  7. #9e8d6d
  8. #968a72
  9. #8f8776
  10. #87837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a58c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a148 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcab53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da948f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca14b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a752 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49a7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa150 {
  color: #caa150;
}
Background
.bg-caa150 {
  background-color: #caa150;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa150 {
  border: 2px solid #caa150;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa150;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 161 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa150 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa150, #b6ca50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa150 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 161 80 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.27 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.74 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.43 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.23 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.37 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.40 #355eaf Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#caa150  rgb(202, 161, 80)  hsl(40, 54%, 55%)  Indian Yellow
#5079ca  rgb(80, 121, 202)  hsl(220, 54%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#50caa1  rgb(80, 202, 161)  hsl(160, 54%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a150ca  rgb(161, 80, 202)  hsl(280, 54%, 55%)  Purpureus