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#CAAD2F

#caad2f ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caad2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.36% magenta, 76.73% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 48.77°, with 62.25% saturation and 48.82% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4265

Complementary

  1. #caad2f
  2. #2f4cca

Split complementary

  1. #caad2f
  2. #2f9aca
  3. #5f2fca

Analogous

  1. #ca5f2f
  2. #caad2f
  3. #9aca2f

Triadic

  1. #caad2f
  2. #2fcaad
  3. #ad2fca

Tetradic

  1. #caad2f
  2. #4cca2f
  3. #2f4cca
  4. #ad2fca

Square

  1. #caad2f
  2. #2fca5f
  3. #2f4cca
  4. #ca2f9a

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4312
  2. #8c7821
  3. #caad2f
  4. #dcc769
  5. #ebdea7

Shades

#caad2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caad2f
  2. #b69c2a
  3. #a28a26
  4. #8d7921
  5. #79681c
  6. #655718
  7. #514513
  8. #3d340e
  9. #282309
  10. #141105
  11. #000000

Tints

#caad2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caad2f
  2. #cfb544
  3. #d5bd59
  4. #dac66d
  5. #dfce82
  6. #e5d697
  7. #eadeac
  8. #efe6c1
  9. #f4efd5
  10. #faf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caad2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caad2f
  2. #c3a937
  3. #bba43f
  4. #b4a047
  5. #ac9b4f
  6. #a59758
  7. #9e9260
  8. #968e68
  9. #8f8970
  10. #878578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baae8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa915 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da9f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4ab22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b034 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4a579 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caad2f {
  color: #caad2f;
}
Background
.bg-caad2f {
  background-color: #caad2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caad2f {
  border: 2px solid #caad2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caad2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 173 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caad2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caad2f, #9aca2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caad2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 173 47 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.25 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.23 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.72 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.42 #3552d0 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#caad2f  rgb(202, 173, 47)  hsl(49, 62%, 49%)  Old Gold
#2f4cca  rgb(47, 76, 202)  hsl(229, 62%, 49%)  Sapphire
#2fcaad  rgb(47, 202, 173)  hsl(169, 62%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ad2fca  rgb(173, 47, 202)  hsl(289, 62%, 49%)  Dark Orchid