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#CACC42

#cacc42 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cacc42 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.65% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.87°, with 57.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5614

Complementary

  1. #cacc42
  2. #4442cc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc42
  2. #4285cc
  3. #8942cc

Analogous

  1. #cc8942
  2. #cacc42
  3. #85cc42

Triadic

  1. #cacc42
  2. #42cacc
  3. #cc42ca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc42
  2. #42cc44
  3. #4442cc
  4. #cc42ca

Square

  1. #cacc42
  2. #42cc89
  3. #4442cc
  4. #cc4285

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5c19
  2. #979829
  3. #cacc42
  4. #dbdc7e
  5. #ecedba

Shades

#cacc42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc42
  2. #b6b83b
  3. #a2a335
  4. #8d8f2e
  5. #797a28
  6. #656621
  7. #51521a
  8. #3d3d14
  9. #28290d
  10. #141407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc42
  2. #cfd155
  3. #d5d668
  4. #dadb7b
  5. #dfe08e
  6. #e5e6a1
  7. #eaebb3
  8. #eff0c6
  9. #f4f5d9
  10. #fafaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc42
  2. #c3c448
  3. #bbbd4e
  4. #b4b555
  5. #acae5b
  6. #a5a661
  7. #9e9e67
  8. #96976d
  9. #8f8f74
  10. #87887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c8a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc32d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc74c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8bfb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c736 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c948 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc42 {
  color: #cacc42;
}
Background
.bg-cacc42 {
  background-color: #cacc42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc42 {
  border: 2px solid #cacc42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc42, #85cc42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 66 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.00 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.69 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.99 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.73 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.75 #3533bd Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pear
#cacc42  rgb(202, 204, 66)  hsl(61, 58%, 53%)  Pear
#4442cc  rgb(68, 66, 204)  hsl(241, 58%, 53%)  Ocean Blue
#42cacc  rgb(66, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 58%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc42ca  rgb(204, 66, 202)  hsl(301, 58%, 53%)  Medium Orchid