ColorTool
Log in
#CAA90A

#caa90a ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#caa90a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 66.27% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.34% magenta, 95.05% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 49.69°, with 90.57% saturation and 41.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9900
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4095

Complementary

  1. #caa90a
  2. #0a2bca

Split complementary

  1. #caa90a
  2. #0a8bca
  3. #490aca

Analogous

  1. #ca490a
  2. #caa90a
  3. #8bca0a

Triadic

  1. #caa90a
  2. #0acaa9
  3. #a90aca

Tetradic

  1. #caa90a
  2. #2bca0a
  3. #0a2bca
  4. #a90aca

Square

  1. #caa90a
  2. #0aca49
  3. #0a2bca
  4. #ca0a8b

Monochromatic

  1. #382f03
  2. #816c06
  3. #caa90a
  4. #f5d22c
  5. #f8e275

Shades

#caa90a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa90a
  2. #b69809
  3. #a28708
  4. #8d7607
  5. #796506
  6. #655505
  7. #514404
  8. #3d3303
  9. #282202
  10. #141101
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa90a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa90a
  2. #cfb223
  3. #d5ba3b
  4. #dac354
  5. #dfcb6c
  6. #e5d485
  7. #eadd9d
  8. #efe5b6
  9. #f4eece
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa90a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa90a
  2. #c3a516
  3. #bba122
  4. #b49d2d
  5. #ac9939
  6. #a59545
  7. #9e9051
  8. #968c5d
  9. #8f8868
  10. #878474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8aa88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b01e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db9a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ad18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5a072 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-caa90a {
  color: #caa90a;
}
Background
.bg-caa90a {
  background-color: #caa90a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa90a {
  border: 2px solid #caa90a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa90a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 169 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa90a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa90a, #8bca0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa90a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 169 10 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.36 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.17 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.45 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.59 #3556f5 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa90a  rgb(202, 169, 10)  hsl(50, 91%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#0a2bca  rgb(10, 43, 202)  hsl(230, 91%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#0acaa9  rgb(10, 202, 169)  hsl(170, 91%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#a90aca  rgb(169, 10, 202)  hsl(290, 91%, 42%)  Dark Orchid