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#CAC00A

#cac00a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cac00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.95% magenta, 95.05% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 56.88°, with 90.57% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.5028

Complementary

  1. #cac00a
  2. #0a14ca

Split complementary

  1. #cac00a
  2. #0a74ca
  3. #600aca

Analogous

  1. #ca600a
  2. #cac00a
  3. #74ca0a

Triadic

  1. #cac00a
  2. #0acac0
  3. #c00aca

Tetradic

  1. #cac00a
  2. #14ca0a
  3. #0a14ca
  4. #c00aca

Square

  1. #cac00a
  2. #0aca60
  3. #0a14ca
  4. #ca0a74

Monochromatic

  1. #383503
  2. #817b06
  3. #cac00a
  4. #f5ea2c
  5. #f8f175

Shades

#cac00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cac00a
  2. #b6ad09
  3. #a29a08
  4. #8d8607
  5. #797306
  6. #656005
  7. #514d04
  8. #3d3a03
  9. #282602
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cac00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cac00a
  2. #cfc623
  3. #d5cd3b
  4. #dad354
  5. #dfd96c
  6. #e5e085
  7. #eae69d
  8. #efecb6
  9. #f4f2ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cac00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cac00a
  2. #c3ba16
  3. #bbb322
  4. #b4ad2d
  5. #aca639
  6. #a5a045
  7. #9e9a51
  8. #96935d
  9. #8f8d68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2be96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1bf1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4b882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cac00a {
  color: #cac00a;
}
Background
.bg-cac00a {
  background-color: #cac00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cac00a {
  border: 2px solid #cac00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cac00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cac00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cac00a, #74ca0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cac00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.31 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.78 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.95 #353ff5 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Citrine
#cac00a  rgb(202, 192, 10)  hsl(57, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0a14ca  rgb(10, 20, 202)  hsl(237, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0acac0  rgb(10, 202, 192)  hsl(177, 91%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#c00aca  rgb(192, 10, 202)  hsl(297, 91%, 42%)  Dark Orchid