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#CAA33F Color

#CAA33F is rgb(202, 163, 63) in RGB, hsl(43, 57%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 69%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAA33F
HEX#CAA33F
RGBrgb(202, 163, 63)
HSLhsl(43, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(43, 69%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 69%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.125 87.2)
LABlab(69.25% 7.19 55.39)
LCHlch(69.25% 55.85 82.60)

What #CAA33F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CAA33F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CAA33F Channel Values

How #CAA33F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 163 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 57% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 69% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 69% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAA33F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAA33F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAA33F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAA33F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CAA33F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAA33F.

How #CAA33F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CAA33F
Protanopia#AAAA3E
Protanomaly#B8A83F
Deuteranopia#B1B13B
Deuteranomaly#BCAC3D
Tritanopia#D09B9B
Tritanomaly#CE9E80
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAA33F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-caa33f: #CAA33F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAA33F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caa33f': '#CAA33F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.639, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_caa33f">#CAA33F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAA33F"

More Yellow Colors

#CAA33F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAA33F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAA33F?

#CAA33F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(202, 163, 63) in RGB and hsl(43, 57%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.81.

What is the RGB value of #CAA33F?

#CAA33F is rgb(202, 163, 63) — red 202, green 163, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAA33F?

#CAA33F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 69%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAA33F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAA33F scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAA33F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAA33F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.37, which is visibly different.

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