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#FFCA4E

#ffca4e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffca4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 79.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 42.03°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6405

Complementary

  1. #ffca4e
  2. #4e83ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffca4e
  2. #4edcff
  3. #714eff

Analogous

  1. #ff714e
  2. #ffca4e
  3. #dcff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffca4e
  2. #4effca
  3. #ca4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffca4e
  2. #83ff4e
  3. #4e83ff
  4. #ca4eff

Square

  1. #ffca4e
  2. #4eff71
  3. #4e83ff
  4. #ff4edc

Monochromatic

  1. #b47e00
  2. #ffb301
  3. #ffca4e
  4. #ffe19a
  5. #fff8e7

Shades

#ffca4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffca4e
  2. #e6b646
  3. #cca23e
  4. #b38d37
  5. #99792f
  6. #806527
  7. #66511f
  8. #4d3d17
  9. #332810
  10. #1a1408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffca4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffca4e
  2. #ffcf60
  3. #ffd571
  4. #ffda83
  5. #ffdf95
  6. #ffe5a7
  7. #ffeab8
  8. #ffefca
  9. #fff4dc
  10. #fffaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffca4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffca4e
  2. #f2c353
  3. #e6bb58
  4. #d9b45d
  5. #ccac62
  6. #c0a567
  7. #b39e6c
  8. #a69671
  9. #998f76
  10. #8d877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5ceac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c93e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed753 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffca4e {
  color: #ffca4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffca4e {
  background-color: #ffca4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffca4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffca4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffca4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 202 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffca4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffca4e, #dcff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffca4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 202 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.92 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.29 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.93 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.22 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.26 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.51 #0035b1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffca4e  rgb(255, 202, 78)  hsl(42, 100%, 65%)  Sunglow
#4e83ff  rgb(78, 131, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#4effca  rgb(78, 255, 202)  hsl(162, 100%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#ca4eff  rgb(202, 78, 255)  hsl(282, 100%, 65%)  Medium Orchid