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#CACC50

#cacc50 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cacc50 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 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.78% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.97°, with 54.87% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.5632

Complementary

  1. #cacc50
  2. #5250cc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc50
  2. #508ccc
  3. #9050cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9050
  2. #cacc50
  3. #8ccc50

Triadic

  1. #cacc50
  2. #50cacc
  3. #cc50ca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc50
  2. #50cc52
  3. #5250cc
  4. #cc50ca

Square

  1. #cacc50
  2. #50cc90
  3. #5250cc
  4. #cc508c

Monochromatic

  1. #64651e
  2. #9fa12f
  3. #cacc50
  4. #dcdd8b
  5. #eeefc6

Shades

#cacc50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc50
  2. #b6b848
  3. #a2a340
  4. #8d8f38
  5. #797a30
  6. #656628
  7. #515220
  8. #3d3d18
  9. #282910
  10. #141408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc50
  2. #cfd162
  3. #d5d673
  4. #dadb85
  5. #dfe096
  6. #e5e6a8
  7. #eaebb9
  8. #eff0cb
  9. #f4f5dc
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc50
  2. #c3c455
  3. #bbbd5a
  4. #b4b55e
  5. #acae63
  6. #a5a668
  7. #9e9e6d
  8. #969772
  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 #dbc441 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc858 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c748 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c955 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc50 {
  color: #cacc50;
}
Background
.bg-cacc50 {
  background-color: #cacc50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc50 {
  border: 2px solid #cacc50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc50, #8ccc50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 80 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.35 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.56 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.16 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.45 #3533af Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cacc50  rgb(202, 204, 80)  hsl(61, 55%, 56%)  Straw
#5250cc  rgb(82, 80, 204)  hsl(241, 55%, 56%)  Iris
#50cacc  rgb(80, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 55%, 56%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc50ca  rgb(204, 80, 202)  hsl(301, 55%, 56%)  Medium Orchid