Palettes / Colors / #CAAE49

#CAAE49 — Yellow

#CAAE49 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CAAE49 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.

#CAAE49 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 #4965CA; it also sits naturally between #CA6E49 and #A6CA49. 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 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 64% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAAE49

.text { color: #CAAE49; }
.background { background-color: #CAAE49; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAE49; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 174, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 55%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAE49; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 174, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAE49; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 174, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAE49">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAE49">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4965CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAE49: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAE49

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 #CAAE49 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 #CAAE49 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

← #CAAE48  ·  #CAAE4A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAE49?

#CAAE49 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 174, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAE49?

#CAAE49 is RGB 202, 174, 73 — HSL 47°, 55%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 64%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAAE49?

Its complement is #4965CA; analogous partners are #CA6E49 and #A6CA49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAE49 for text?

Black text on #CAAE49 has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.