Palettes / Colors / #CAAE64

#CAAE64 — Muted Yellow

#CAAE64 is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #CAAE64 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.

#CAAE64 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 #637FCA; it also sits naturally between #CA7B63 and #B2CA63. 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 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 50% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAAE64

.text { color: #CAAE64; }
.background { background-color: #CAAE64; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAE64; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 174, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 49%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAE64; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 174, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAE64; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 174, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAE64">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAE64">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #637FCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAE64: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAE64

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 #CAAE64 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 #CAAE64 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

← #CAAE63  ·  #CAAE65 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAE64?

#CAAE64 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 174, 100). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAE64?

#CAAE64 is RGB 202, 174, 100 — HSL 44°, 49%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 50%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAAE64?

Its complement is #637FCA; analogous partners are #CA7B63 and #B2CA63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAE64 for text?

Black text on #CAAE64 has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.