ColorTool
Log in
#CAA42E

#caa42e ≈ Metallic Gold

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

#caa42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 64.31% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.81% magenta, 77.23% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 45.38°, with 62.9% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9933
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.393

Complementary

  1. #caa42e
  2. #2e54ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa42e
  2. #2ea2ca
  3. #562eca

Analogous

  1. #ca562e
  2. #caa42e
  3. #a2ca2e

Triadic

  1. #caa42e
  2. #2ecaa4
  3. #a42eca

Tetradic

  1. #caa42e
  2. #54ca2e
  3. #2e54ca
  4. #a42eca

Square

  1. #caa42e
  2. #2eca56
  3. #2e54ca
  4. #ca2ea2

Monochromatic

  1. #4d3f12
  2. #8c7120
  3. #caa42e
  4. #ddc068
  5. #ebdaa6

Shades

#caa42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa42e
  2. #b69429
  3. #a28325
  4. #8d7320
  5. #79621c
  6. #655217
  7. #514212
  8. #3d310e
  9. #282109
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa42e
  2. #cfad43
  3. #d5b658
  4. #dabf6d
  5. #dfc882
  6. #e5d297
  7. #eadbab
  8. #efe4c0
  9. #f4edd5
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa42e
  2. #c3a036
  3. #bb9d3e
  4. #b49947
  5. #ac964f
  6. #a59257
  7. #9e8e5f
  8. #968b67
  9. #8f8770
  10. #878478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a217 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db968d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa322 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a932 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49c73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-caa42e {
  color: #caa42e;
}
Background
.bg-caa42e {
  background-color: #caa42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa42e {
  border: 2px solid #caa42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 164 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa42e, #a2ca2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 164 46 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.06 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.14 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.91 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.20 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.00 #355bd1 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa42e  rgb(202, 164, 46)  hsl(45, 63%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#2e54ca  rgb(46, 84, 202)  hsl(225, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire
#2ecaa4  rgb(46, 202, 164)  hsl(165, 63%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#a42eca  rgb(164, 46, 202)  hsl(285, 63%, 49%)  Dark Orchid