Palettes / Colors / #CAAE01
#CAAE01 — Vivid Yellow
#CAAE01 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #CAAE01 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.
#CAAE01 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 #011CCB; it also sits naturally between #CB4B01 and #81CB01. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE01 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 174, 1 |
| HSL | 52°, 99%, 40% |
| HSV | 52°, 100%, 79% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 100%, 21% |
| XYZ | 39.50, 42.83, 6.21 |
| Yxy | 42.83, 0.4461, 0.4837 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.44, -3.77, 73.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.45, -3.35, 38.03 |
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
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CSS code for #CAAE01
.text { color: #CAAE01; }
.background { background-color: #CAAE01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAE01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 174, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 99%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAE01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 174, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAE01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 174, 1, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAAE01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAE01">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAAE01
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Tones of #CAAE01
Color harmonies
Complementary — #011CCB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAAE01: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAE01
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 #CAAE01: ·
How #CAAE01 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 #CAAE01 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 #CAAE01?
#CAAE01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 174, 1). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAE01?
#CAAE01 is RGB 202, 174, 1 — HSL 52°, 99%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 100%, 21%.
What colors go with #CAAE01?
Its complement is #011CCB; analogous partners are #CB4B01 and #81CB01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAAE01 for text?
Black text on #CAAE01 has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.