#CA8A04 color
The swatch above shows #CA8A04 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#CA8A04 is a medium, vivid orange, closest to the CSS named color darkgoldenrod (#B8860B).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: yellow-600. That means you can write bg-yellow-600 or text-yellow-600 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #CA8A04 |
| RGB | rgb(202, 138, 4) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 96%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 98%, 21%) |
| Decimal | 13273604 |
| CSS | color: #CA8A04; |
| Android | 0xFFCA8A04 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.541, blue: 0.016, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #CA8A04 | 2.94:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #CA8A04 | 7.15:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #CA8A04
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #CA8A04 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #CA8A04
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #CA8A04 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #CA8A04; background-color: #CA8A04; }
.element { color: rgb(202 138 4); }
.element { color: hsl(41 96% 40%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-yellow-600 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #CA8A04;Frequently asked questions
What color is #CA8A04?
#CA8A04 is a medium, vivid orange. Its hue sits at 41° on the color wheel, with 96% saturation and 40% lightness.
What is #CA8A04 in RGB?
#CA8A04 converts to rgb(202, 138, 4) — 202 red, 138 green and 4 blue.
What is #CA8A04 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 98%, 21%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #CA8A04 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (7.15:1 versus 2.94:1).
What is the complementary color of #CA8A04?
#0442C8 — the hue directly opposite #CA8A04 on the color wheel.