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#CAA23D

#caa23d ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa23d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 63.53% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.8% magenta, 69.8% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.98°, with 57.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3873

Complementary

  1. #caa23d
  2. #3d65ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa23d
  2. #3dacca
  3. #5c3dca

Analogous

  1. #ca5c3d
  2. #caa23d
  3. #acca3d

Triadic

  1. #caa23d
  2. #3dcaa2
  3. #a23dca

Tetradic

  1. #caa23d
  2. #65ca3d
  3. #3d65ca
  4. #a23dca

Square

  1. #caa23d
  2. #3dca5c
  3. #3d65ca
  4. #ca3dac

Monochromatic

  1. #564518
  2. #927428
  3. #caa23d
  4. #dabf79
  5. #ebdcb5

Shades

#caa23d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa23d
  2. #b69237
  3. #a28231
  4. #8d712b
  5. #796125
  6. #65511f
  7. #514118
  8. #3d3112
  9. #28200c
  10. #141006
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa23d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa23d
  2. #cfab50
  3. #d5b564
  4. #dabe77
  5. #dfc78b
  6. #e5d19e
  7. #eadab1
  8. #efe3c5
  9. #f4ecd8
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa23d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa23d
  2. #c39f44
  3. #bb9b4a
  4. #b49851
  5. #ac9458
  6. #a5915f
  7. #9e8e65
  8. #968a6c
  9. #8f8773
  10. #878379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a130 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beac42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db948d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea136 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a840 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49a75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa23d {
  color: #caa23d;
}
Background
.bg-caa23d {
  background-color: #caa23d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa23d {
  border: 2px solid #caa23d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa23d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 162 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa23d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa23d, #acca3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa23d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 162 61 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.56 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.85 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.43 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.50 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.70 #355dc2 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#caa23d  rgb(202, 162, 61)  hsl(43, 57%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#3d65ca  rgb(61, 101, 202)  hsl(223, 57%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#3dcaa2  rgb(61, 202, 162)  hsl(163, 57%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#a23dca  rgb(162, 61, 202)  hsl(283, 57%, 52%)  Dark Orchid