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#CACC1B

#cacc1b ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cacc1b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 80% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.76% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.68°, with 76.62% saturation and 45.29% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5582

Complementary

  1. #cacc1b
  2. #1d1bcc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc1b
  2. #1b71cc
  3. #751bcc

Analogous

  1. #cc751b
  2. #cacc1b
  3. #71cc1b

Triadic

  1. #cacc1b
  2. #1bcacc
  3. #cc1bca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc1b
  2. #1bcc1d
  3. #1d1bcc
  4. #cc1bca

Square

  1. #cacc1b
  2. #1bcc75
  3. #1d1bcc
  4. #cc1b71

Monochromatic

  1. #444509
  2. #878812
  3. #cacc1b
  4. #e6e74c
  5. #eff090

Shades

#cacc1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc1b
  2. #b6b818
  3. #a2a316
  4. #8d8f13
  5. #797a10
  6. #65660e
  7. #51520b
  8. #3d3d08
  9. #282905
  10. #141403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc1b
  2. #cfd132
  3. #d5d649
  4. #dadb5f
  5. #dfe076
  6. #e5e68d
  7. #eaeba4
  8. #eff0bb
  9. #f4f5d1
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc1b
  2. #c3c425
  3. #bbbd2f
  4. #b4b539
  5. #acae43
  6. #a5a64e
  7. #9e9e58
  8. #969762
  9. #8f8f6c
  10. #878876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c89d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec730 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9beae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc1b {
  color: #cacc1b;
}
Background
.bg-cacc1b {
  background-color: #cacc1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc1b {
  border: 2px solid #cacc1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc1b, #71cc1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 27 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.58 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.71 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.87 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.25 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.72 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.20 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.12 #3533e4 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pear
#cacc1b  rgb(202, 204, 27)  hsl(61, 77%, 45%)  Pear
#1d1bcc  rgb(29, 27, 204)  hsl(241, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#1bcacc  rgb(27, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 77%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cc1bca  rgb(204, 27, 202)  hsl(301, 77%, 45%)  Medium Orchid