Information about #CAA22B color

#CAA22B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAA22B falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 162, 43) — 79.2% red, 63.5% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 62 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CAA22B reads as a vivid, lively warm orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Marginalia Ochre (#C9A227). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B) and Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(202, 162, 43)), which gives #CAA22B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CAA22B color variations

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#CAA22B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CAA22B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAA22B
  • RGB202, 162, 43
  • CMYK0, 16, 62, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 162, 43)
  • HSL45°, 65%, 48%
  • HSL Precise44.906°, 64.898%, 48.039%
  • HSV45°, 79%, 79%
  • HSB45°, 79%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.635, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.635, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.635, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCAA22B
  • DECIMAL ID13279787
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01