#CAA521

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#caa521 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(202, 165, 33), HSL(47°, 72%, 46%), CMYK(0%, 18%, 84%, 21%). Closest named color: goldenrod. Contrast is 2.36:1 on white and 8.92:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#caa521
RGBrgb(202 165 33)
RGB (legacy)rgb(202, 165, 33)
RGB %rgb(79% 65% 13%)
HSLhsl(47 72% 46%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 84%, 79%)
HWBhwb(47 13% 21%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 84%, 21%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(69.62 5.3 66.22)
LCHlch(69.62 66.43 85.43)
OKLaboklab(0.7348 -0.0037 0.1422)
OKLCHoklch(0.7348 0.1423 91.5)
Decimal13280545

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorgoldenrod ΔE 2.6
Closest web-safe color#cc9933
Hue47°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)72% / 84%
Lightness (HSL)46%
Brightness or Value (HSV)79%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)63% / 64%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3958
Red / Green / Blue202 / 165 / 33

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.36:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
8.92:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 46.3 / -55.8 · As background with white / black text: Lc -51.2 / 57.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #caa521;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(73.48% 0.1423 91.5);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(202 165 33 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#caa521] text-[#caa521] border-[#caa521]">