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#caaa56 color: Glorious Gold

#caaa56 is rgb(202, 170, 86) in RGB and oklch(74.942% 0.10988 88.738) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

74.9%
0.110
89°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #caaa56

#caaa56 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.9% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Glorious Gold (#cba956). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #caaa56 mixed with white

  1. caaa56
  2. cfb369
  3. d5bb7b
  4. dac48c
  5. dfcc9d
  6. e4d5ad
  7. eaddbe
  8. efe6ce
  9. f4eede
  10. faf7ef

Darker: #caaa56 mixed with black

  1. caaa56
  2. af934a
  3. 957d3e
  4. 7c6832
  5. 645327
  6. 4d3f1c
  7. 372d12
  8. 221b08
  9. 0f0b02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #caaa56 with less saturation

  1. caaa56
  2. c7ab61
  3. c4ab6b
  4. c2ac75
  5. bfac7e
  6. bcad86
  7. b9ad8f
  8. b6ad97
  9. b3ad9e
  10. b0ada6

Questions about #caaa56

What color is #caaa56?

#caaa56 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Glorious Gold. In RGB it is rgb(202, 170, 86), in HSL hsl(43.45, 52.25%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.942% 0.10988 88.738).

What colors go well with #caaa56?

The complementary color of #caaa56 is #91abf4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e29c65 and #a6b865. The triadic partners are #44c1d3 and #d494d0.

Is white or black text more readable on #caaa56?

Black text reads better on #caaa56: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #caaa56 a warm or cool color?

#caaa56 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 74.9% and its chroma 0.11.