All About Color #CAA40C

#CAA40C

About #CAA40C

#CAA40C is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CAA40C. In RGB it is red 202, green 164, blue 12; in HSL it is hue 48°, saturation 89%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 19%, 94%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.83:1 on black.

#CAA40C Color Conversion

Hex tripletCA, A4, 0C
CMYK0.00%, 18.81%, 94.06%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal202, 164, 12
HSL48°, 89%, 42%
RGB Octal312, 244, 14
HSV (HSB)48.00°, 94.06%, 79.22%
RGB Binary11001010, 10100100, 1100
CIE-L*AB68.85, 1.64, 70.55
RGB Percent79.22%, 64.31%, 4.71%
CIE-L*CH68.85, 70.56, 88.67
XYZ37.70, 39.13, 5.91
CIE-L*UV68.85, 33.02, 71.51
xyY0.46, 0.47, 39.13
Hunter-Lab62.56, -1.91, 38.18
RYB23.33%, 79.22%, 4.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CAA40C on a dark background: contrast 8.83:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CAA40C on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CAA40C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CAA40C · #F4CF3E · #745E07 · #0C32CA · #3E63F4

Analogous palette

#CA0C32 · #CA450C · #CAA40C · #91CA0C · #32CA0C

Triadic palette

#CAA40C · #0CCAA4 · #A40CCA · #F4CF3E · #3EF4CF

Tetradic palette

#CAA40C · #0CCA45 · #0C32CA · #CA0C91 · #745E07

Monochromatic palette

#3A2F03 · #826A08 · #CAA40C · #F3CC30 · #F7DE78

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