Palettes / Colors / #CAAE00

#CAAE00 — Vivid Yellow

#CAAE00 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CAAE00 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 #001BCC; it also sits naturally between #CC4B00 and #81CC00. 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 68% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 100% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAAE00

.text { color: #CAAE00; }
.background { background-color: #CAAE00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAE00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 174, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAE00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 174, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAE00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 174, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAE00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAE00">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAAE00

Tints of #CAAE00

Tones of #CAAE00

Color harmonies

Complementary — #001BCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAE00: #000000.

How #CAAE00 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 #CAAE00 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

← #CAADFF  ·  #CAAE01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAE00?

#CAAE00 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 174, 0). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAE00?

#CAAE00 is RGB 202, 174, 0 — HSL 52°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 100%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAAE00?

Its complement is #001BCC; analogous partners are #CC4B00 and #81CC00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAE00 for text?

Black text on #CAAE00 has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.