HEX atlas value

#CAA221

#CAA221 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 162, 33, HSL 46, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.3851, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CAA221 Sample readable text

HEX #CAA221

RGB rgb(202, 162, 33)

HSL hsl(46 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.3851

Contrast Black 8.7:1White 2.41:1

CSS

--color-caa221: #CAA221;
.background-caa221 { background-color: #CAA221; }
.text-caa221 { color: #CAA221; }

Luminance0.3851

Black text8.7:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CAA221","rgb":[202,162,33],"hsl":[46,72,46],"cmyk":[0,20,84,21],"luminance":0.3851,"contrast":{"black":8.7,"white":2.41}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5C661","hex":"#E5C661","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.58,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9DCA21","hex":"#9DCA21","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.9,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E4B007","hex":"#E4B007","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.51,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/caa221.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2148CA","analogous":["#CA4E21","#9DCA21"],"triadic":["#21CAA2","#A221CA"],"tetradic":["#21CA4E","#2148CA","#CA219D"],"splitComplementary":["#219DCA","#4E21CA"],"monochromatic":["#E5C661","#CAA221","#7B6314"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5C661","dark":"#7B6314","saturated":"#E4B007","desaturated":"#B0953B","pastel":"#DFCC8B","neon":"#FFC814"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":32},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":39.02563260217571},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":39.319206502675}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CAA221

#CAA221 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CAA221 is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 202, 162, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 72% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.3851, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.7:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CAA221 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5C661#000000 text · best 12.58:1#E5C661

#9DCA21#000000 text · best 10.9:1#9DCA21

#E4B007#000000 text · best 10.51:1#E4B007

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#CAA221#CAA221

#2148CA#2148CA

#CA4E21#CA4E21

#9DCA21#9DCA21

#E5C661#E5C661

#7B6314#7B6314

Color Harmonies

#2148CA#2148CA

#CA4E21#CA4E21

#9DCA21#9DCA21

#21CAA2#21CAA2

#A221CA#A221CA

Variants

#E5C661#E5C661

#7B6314#7B6314

#E4B007#E4B007

#B0953B#B0953B

#DFCC8B#DFCC8B

#FFC814#FFC814

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Old Gold#CFB53B

Bronze#CD7F32

Brass#B5A642

#CAA221

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CAA221

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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