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#CACA26

#caca26 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caca26 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 79.22% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.19% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 68.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.5494

Complementary

  1. #caca26
  2. #2626ca

Split complementary

  1. #caca26
  2. #2678ca
  3. #7826ca

Analogous

  1. #ca7826
  2. #caca26
  3. #78ca26

Triadic

  1. #caca26
  2. #26caca
  3. #ca26ca

Tetradic

  1. #caca26
  2. #26ca26
  3. #2626ca
  4. #ca26ca

Square

  1. #caca26
  2. #26ca78
  3. #2626ca
  4. #ca2678

Monochromatic

  1. #49490e
  2. #8a8a1a
  3. #caca26
  4. #e0e05c
  5. #ecec9d

Shades

#caca26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caca26
  2. #b6b622
  3. #a2a21e
  4. #8d8d1b
  5. #797917
  6. #656513
  7. #51510f
  8. #3d3d0b
  9. #282808
  10. #141404
  11. #000000

Tints

#caca26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caca26
  2. #cfcf3c
  3. #d5d551
  4. #dada67
  5. #dfdf7d
  6. #e5e593
  7. #eaeaa8
  8. #efefbe
  9. #f4f4d4
  10. #fafae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caca26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caca26
  2. #c3c32f
  3. #bbbb38
  4. #b4b441
  5. #acac4a
  6. #a5a553
  7. #9e9e5c
  8. #969665
  9. #8f8f6e
  10. #878777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c69d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9bdad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c505 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c830 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c28b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caca26 {
  color: #caca26;
}
Background
.bg-caca26 {
  background-color: #caca26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caca26 {
  border: 2px solid #caca26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caca26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 202 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caca26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caca26, #78ca26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caca26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 202 38 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.69 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.13 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.09 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.71 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.41 #3535d9 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#caca26  rgb(202, 202, 38)  hsl(60, 68%, 47%)  Citrine
#2626ca  rgb(38, 38, 202)  hsl(240, 68%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#26caca  rgb(38, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 68%, 47%)  Robin Egg Blue
#ca26ca  rgb(202, 38, 202)  hsl(300, 68%, 47%)  Medium Orchid