Information about #CAAA06 color

#CAAA06 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAAA06 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 170, 6) — 79.2% red, 66.7% green, 2.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 77 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated yellow, #CAAA06 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brownish Yellow (#C9B003). Slightly further away sit Fashion Gold (#D2A500) and Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 170, 6) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #CAAA06 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CAAA06 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CAAA06 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 #CAAA06

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

Fashion Gold color link
Fashion Gold

#D2A500

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAAA06
  • RGB202, 170, 6
  • CMYK0, 13, 77, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 170, 6)
  • HSL50°, 94%, 41%
  • HSL Precise50.204°, 94.231%, 40.784%
  • HSV50°, 97%, 79%
  • HSB50°, 97%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.667, 0.024)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.667, 0.024, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.667, 0.024)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCAAA06
  • DECIMAL ID13281798
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01