Palettes / Colors / #CAA63A

#CAA63A — Yellow

#CAA63A is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CAA63A 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 #3A5ECB; it also sits naturally between #CB5E3A and #A6CB3A. 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 65% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 71% · Key 21%

Previews

CSS code for #CAA63A

.text { color: #CAA63A; }
.background { background-color: #CAA63A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA63A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 166, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 58%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA63A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 166, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA63A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 166, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA63A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA63A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAA63A

Tints of #CAA63A

Tones of #CAA63A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A5ECB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAA63A: #000000.

How #CAA63A 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 #CAA63A

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAA639  ·  #CAA63B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAA63A?

#CAA63A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 166, 58). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA63A?

#CAA63A is RGB 202, 166, 58 — HSL 45°, 58%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 71%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAA63A?

Its complement is #3A5ECB; analogous partners are #CB5E3A and #A6CB3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA63A for text?

Black text on #CAA63A has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.