Palettes / Colors / #CAAB12

#CAAB12 — Vivid Yellow

#CAAB12 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CAAB12 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 #1230CA; it also sits naturally between #CA4F12 and #8CCA12. 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 67% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 91% · Key 21%

Previews

CSS code for #CAAB12

.text { color: #CAAB12; }
.background { background-color: #CAAB12; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAB12; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 171, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 84%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAB12; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 171, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAB12; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 171, 18, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAB12">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAB12">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAAB12

Tints of #CAAB12

Tones of #CAAB12

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1230CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAB12: #000000.

How #CAAB12 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 #CAAB12 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAAB11  ·  #CAAB13 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAB12?

#CAAB12 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 171, 18). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAB12?

#CAAB12 is RGB 202, 171, 18 — HSL 50°, 84%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 91%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAAB12?

Its complement is #1230CA; analogous partners are #CA4F12 and #8CCA12. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAB12 for text?

Black text on #CAAB12 has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.