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#CACC2E

#cacc2e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cacc2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.45% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.76°, with 63.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5594

Complementary

  1. #cacc2e
  2. #302ecc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc2e
  2. #2e7bcc
  3. #7f2ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc7f2e
  2. #cacc2e
  3. #7bcc2e

Triadic

  1. #cacc2e
  2. #2ecacc
  3. #cc2eca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc2e
  2. #2ecc30
  3. #302ecc
  4. #cc2eca

Square

  1. #cacc2e
  2. #2ecc7f
  3. #302ecc
  4. #cc2e7b

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4f12
  2. #8c8e20
  3. #cacc2e
  4. #dcdd69
  5. #eaeba8

Shades

#cacc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc2e
  2. #b6b829
  3. #a2a325
  4. #8d8f20
  5. #797a1c
  6. #656617
  7. #515212
  8. #3d3d0e
  9. #282909
  10. #141405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc2e
  2. #cfd143
  3. #d5d658
  4. #dadb6d
  5. #dfe082
  6. #e5e697
  7. #eaebab
  8. #eff0c0
  9. #f4f5d5
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc2e
  2. #c3c436
  3. #bbbd3e
  4. #b4b547
  5. #acae4f
  6. #a5a657
  7. #9e9e5f
  8. #969767
  9. #8f8f70
  10. #878878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c89f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec73c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9bfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c718 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc2e {
  color: #cacc2e;
}
Background
.bg-cacc2e {
  background-color: #cacc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc2e {
  border: 2px solid #cacc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc2e, #7bcc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 46 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.54 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.12 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.99 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.90 #3533d1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pear
#cacc2e  rgb(202, 204, 46)  hsl(61, 63%, 49%)  Pear
#302ecc  rgb(48, 46, 204)  hsl(241, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2ecacc  rgb(46, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 63%, 49%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc2eca  rgb(204, 46, 202)  hsl(301, 63%, 49%)  Medium Orchid