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#CAAD2A

#caad2a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caad2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 67.84% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.36% magenta, 79.21% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 49.13°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4261

Complementary

  1. #caad2a
  2. #2a47ca

Split complementary

  1. #caad2a
  2. #2a97ca
  3. #5d2aca

Analogous

  1. #ca5d2a
  2. #caad2a
  3. #97ca2a

Triadic

  1. #caad2a
  2. #2acaad
  3. #ad2aca

Tetradic

  1. #caad2a
  2. #47ca2a
  3. #2a47ca
  4. #ad2aca

Square

  1. #caad2a
  2. #2aca5d
  3. #2a47ca
  4. #ca2a97

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4110
  2. #8b771d
  3. #caad2a
  4. #dec862
  5. #ecdea1

Shades

#caad2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caad2a
  2. #b69c26
  3. #a28a22
  4. #8d791d
  5. #796819
  6. #655715
  7. #514511
  8. #3d340d
  9. #282308
  10. #141104
  11. #000000

Tints

#caad2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caad2a
  2. #cfb53f
  3. #d5bd55
  4. #dac66a
  5. #dfce7f
  6. #e5d695
  7. #eadeaa
  8. #efe6bf
  9. #f4efd4
  10. #faf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caad2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caad2a
  2. #c3a933
  3. #bba43b
  4. #b4a044
  5. #ac9b4c
  6. #a59755
  7. #9e925e
  8. #968e66
  9. #8f896f
  10. #878577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baae8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a906 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db9f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4ab1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b030 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4a578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caad2a {
  color: #caad2a;
}
Background
.bg-caad2a {
  background-color: #caad2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caad2a {
  border: 2px solid #caad2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caad2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 173 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caad2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caad2a, #97ca2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caad2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 173 42 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.74 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.91 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.78 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.38 #3552d5 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#caad2a  rgb(202, 173, 42)  hsl(49, 66%, 48%)  Old Gold
#2a47ca  rgb(42, 71, 202)  hsl(229, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#2acaad  rgb(42, 202, 173)  hsl(169, 66%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ad2aca  rgb(173, 42, 202)  hsl(289, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid