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#CACC3E

#cacc3e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cacc3e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.61% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.85°, with 58.2% saturation and 52.16% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5609

Complementary

  1. #cacc3e
  2. #403ecc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc3e
  2. #3e83cc
  3. #873ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc873e
  2. #cacc3e
  3. #83cc3e

Triadic

  1. #cacc3e
  2. #3ecacc
  3. #cc3eca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc3e
  2. #3ecc40
  3. #403ecc
  4. #cc3eca

Square

  1. #cacc3e
  2. #3ecc87
  3. #403ecc
  4. #cc3e83

Monochromatic

  1. #585918
  2. #949628
  3. #cacc3e
  4. #dbdc7b
  5. #ebecb7

Shades

#cacc3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc3e
  2. #b6b838
  3. #a2a332
  4. #8d8f2b
  5. #797a25
  6. #65661f
  7. #515219
  8. #3d3d13
  9. #28290c
  10. #141406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc3e
  2. #cfd151
  3. #d5d665
  4. #dadb78
  5. #dfe08b
  6. #e5e69f
  7. #eaebb2
  8. #eff0c5
  9. #f4f5d8
  10. #fafaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc3e
  2. #c3c445
  3. #bbbd4b
  4. #b4b552
  5. #acae58
  6. #a5a65f
  7. #9e9e66
  8. #96976c
  9. #8f8f73
  10. #878879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c8a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc326 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc748 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8bfb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c731 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c944 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc3e {
  color: #cacc3e;
}
Background
.bg-cacc3e {
  background-color: #cacc3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc3e {
  border: 2px solid #cacc3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc3e, #83cc3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 62 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.77 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.21 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.85 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.57 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.34 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.76 #3533c1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pear
#cacc3e  rgb(202, 204, 62)  hsl(61, 58%, 52%)  Pear
#403ecc  rgb(64, 62, 204)  hsl(241, 58%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#3ecacc  rgb(62, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 58%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc3eca  rgb(204, 62, 202)  hsl(301, 58%, 52%)  Medium Orchid