Palettes / Colors / #CA9502
#CA9502 — Vivid Yellow
#CA9502 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #CA9502 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#CA9502 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #0237CA; it also sits naturally between #CA3102 and #9BCA02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CA9502 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 149, 2 |
| HSL | 44°, 98%, 40% |
| HSV | 44°, 99%, 79% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 99%, 21% |
| XYZ | 35.12, 34.06, 4.78 |
| Yxy | 34.06, 0.4748, 0.4605 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.01, 9.61, 69.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.36, 8.53, 34.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 58% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 99% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CA9502
.text { color: #CA9502; }
.background { background-color: #CA9502; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA9502; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 149, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA9502; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 149, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA9502; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 149, 2, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CA9502">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA9502">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0237CA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CA9502: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA9502
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CA9502: ·
How #CA9502 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA9502 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CA9502?
#CA9502 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 149, 2). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CA9502?
#CA9502 is RGB 202, 149, 2 — HSL 44°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 99%, 21%.
What colors go with #CA9502?
Its complement is #0237CA; analogous partners are #CA3102 and #9BCA02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CA9502 for text?
Black text on #CA9502 has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.