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#CAA135

#caa135 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa135 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 63.14% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.3% magenta, 73.76% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 43.49°, with 58.43% saturation and 50% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.383

Complementary

  1. #caa135
  2. #355eca

Split complementary

  1. #caa135
  2. #35a8ca
  3. #5735ca

Analogous

  1. #ca5735
  2. #caa135
  3. #a8ca35

Triadic

  1. #caa135
  2. #35caa1
  3. #a135ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa135
  2. #5eca35
  3. #355eca
  4. #a135ca

Square

  1. #caa135
  2. #35ca57
  3. #355eca
  4. #ca35a8

Monochromatic

  1. #514015
  2. #8d7125
  3. #caa135
  4. #dabd72
  5. #ead9ae

Shades

#caa135 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa135
  2. #b69130
  3. #a2812a
  4. #8d7125
  5. #796120
  6. #65511b
  7. #514015
  8. #3d3010
  9. #28200b
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa135 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa135
  2. #cfaa49
  3. #d5b45d
  4. #dabd72
  5. #dfc786
  6. #e5d09a
  7. #ead9ae
  8. #efe3c2
  9. #f4ecd7
  10. #faf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa135 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa135
  2. #c39e3d
  3. #bb9a44
  4. #b4974c
  5. #ac9453
  6. #a5915b
  7. #9e8d62
  8. #968a6a
  9. #8f8771
  10. #878379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a024 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beab3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db938b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda02c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a738 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49973 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa135 {
  color: #caa135;
}
Background
.bg-caa135 {
  background-color: #caa135;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa135 {
  border: 2px solid #caa135;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa135;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 161 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa135 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa135, #a8ca35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa135 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 161 53 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.52 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.87 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.94 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.07 #355eca Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#caa135  rgb(202, 161, 53)  hsl(43, 58%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#355eca  rgb(53, 94, 202)  hsl(223, 58%, 50%)  Denim
#35caa1  rgb(53, 202, 161)  hsl(163, 58%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#a135ca  rgb(161, 53, 202)  hsl(283, 58%, 50%)  Dark Orchid