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CAA12E

#CAA12E closest to Mustard Seed

#CAA12E is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Mustard Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 63.1% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(202, 161, 46)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 63% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 77% yellow and 21% black. #CAA12E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.65:1.

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Variations of #CAA12E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CAA12E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CAA12E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CAA12E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BEAB34
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5A018
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBA122
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEAB34
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1A731
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DB928B
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D19B66
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0A593

#CAA12E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.43:1 Very poor#CAA12E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.65:1 Very good#CAA12E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CAA12E in CSS

/* Mustard Seed */
.color { color: #CAA12E; }
.background { background-color: #CAA12E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CAA12E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 161 46);
color: hsl(44 63% 49%);
color: oklch(0.727 0.134 87.9);

#CAA12E FAQ

What color is #CAA12E?

#CAA12E is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CAA12E?

#CAA12E is rgb(202, 161, 46) in RGB, hsl(44, 63%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 77%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CAA12E?

The complementary color of #CAA12E is #2E57CA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CAA12E?

Black text has the best contrast on #CAA12E: 8.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CAA12E a warm or cool color?

#CAA12E is a warm color.