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#CACC4F

#cacc4f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cacc4f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 80% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.27% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.96°, with 55.07% saturation and 55.49% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.5631

Complementary

  1. #cacc4f
  2. #514fcc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc4f
  2. #4f8bcc
  3. #8f4fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc8f4f
  2. #cacc4f
  3. #8bcc4f

Triadic

  1. #cacc4f
  2. #4fcacc
  3. #cc4fca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc4f
  2. #4fcc51
  3. #514fcc
  4. #cc4fca

Square

  1. #cacc4f
  2. #4fcc8f
  3. #514fcc
  4. #cc4f8b

Monochromatic

  1. #64651d
  2. #9ea02e
  3. #cacc4f
  4. #dcdd8a
  5. #eeeec6

Shades

#cacc4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc4f
  2. #b6b847
  3. #a2a33f
  4. #8d8f37
  5. #797a2f
  6. #656628
  7. #515220
  8. #3d3d18
  9. #282910
  10. #141408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc4f
  2. #cfd161
  3. #d5d672
  4. #dadb84
  5. #dfe095
  6. #e5e6a7
  7. #eaebb9
  8. #eff0ca
  9. #f4f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc4f
  2. #c3c454
  3. #bbbd59
  4. #b4b55e
  5. #acae63
  6. #a5a668
  7. #9e9e6c
  8. #969771
  9. #8f8f76
  10. #87887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c8a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc440 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc857 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c746 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c954 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc4f {
  color: #cacc4f;
}
Background
.bg-cacc4f {
  background-color: #cacc4f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc4f {
  border: 2px solid #cacc4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc4f, #8bcc4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 79 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.30 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.50 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.24 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.39 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.42 #3533b0 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cacc4f  rgb(202, 204, 79)  hsl(61, 55%, 55%)  Straw
#514fcc  rgb(81, 79, 204)  hsl(241, 55%, 55%)  Iris
#4fcacc  rgb(79, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 55%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc4fca  rgb(204, 79, 202)  hsl(301, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid