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#CACC26

#cacc26 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cacc26 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.37% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.72°, with 68.6% saturation and 47.45% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5588

Complementary

  1. #cacc26
  2. #2826cc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc26
  2. #2677cc
  3. #7b26cc

Analogous

  1. #cc7b26
  2. #cacc26
  3. #77cc26

Triadic

  1. #cacc26
  2. #26cacc
  3. #cc26ca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc26
  2. #26cc28
  3. #2826cc
  4. #cc26ca

Square

  1. #cacc26
  2. #26cc7b
  3. #2826cc
  4. #cc2677

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4b0e
  2. #8a8c1a
  3. #cacc26
  4. #dfe15e
  5. #eced9e

Shades

#cacc26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc26
  2. #b6b822
  3. #a2a31e
  4. #8d8f1b
  5. #797a17
  6. #656613
  7. #51520f
  8. #3d3d0b
  9. #282908
  10. #141404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc26
  2. #cfd13c
  3. #d5d651
  4. #dadb67
  5. #dfe07d
  6. #e5e693
  7. #eaeba8
  8. #eff0be
  9. #f4f5d4
  10. #fafae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc26
  2. #c3c42f
  3. #bbbd38
  4. #b4b541
  5. #acae4a
  6. #a5a653
  7. #9e9e5c
  8. #969765
  9. #8f8f6e
  10. #878877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec737 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9bfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c704 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c931 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc26 {
  color: #cacc26;
}
Background
.bg-cacc26 {
  background-color: #cacc26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc26 {
  border: 2px solid #cacc26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc26, #77cc26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 38 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.53 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.91 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.98 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.47 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.99 #3533d9 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pear
#cacc26  rgb(202, 204, 38)  hsl(61, 69%, 47%)  Pear
#2826cc  rgb(40, 38, 204)  hsl(241, 69%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#26cacc  rgb(38, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 69%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc26ca  rgb(204, 38, 202)  hsl(301, 69%, 47%)  Medium Orchid