Palettes / Colors / #CAA243

#CAA243 — Yellow

#CAA243 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #CAA243 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.

#CAA243 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #446CCA; it also sits naturally between #CA5F44 and #AFCA44. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 64% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 67% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CAA243

.text { color: #CAA243; }
.background { background-color: #CAA243; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA243; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 162, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 56%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA243; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 162, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA243; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 162, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA243">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA243">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAA243

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #446CCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAA243: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAA243

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:

How #CAA243 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 #CAA243 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAA243?

#CAA243 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 162, 67). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA243?

#CAA243 is RGB 202, 162, 67 — HSL 42°, 56%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 67%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAA243?

Its complement is #446CCA; analogous partners are #CA5F44 and #AFCA44. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA243 for text?

Black text on #CAA243 has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.