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#CACC51

#cacc51 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cacc51 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.29% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.98°, with 54.67% saturation and 55.88% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.31.

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Relative luminance0.5634

Complementary

  1. #cacc51
  2. #5351cc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc51
  2. #518ccc
  3. #9151cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9151
  2. #cacc51
  3. #8ccc51

Triadic

  1. #cacc51
  2. #51cacc
  3. #cc51ca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc51
  2. #51cc53
  3. #5351cc
  4. #cc51ca

Square

  1. #cacc51
  2. #51cc91
  3. #5351cc
  4. #cc518c

Monochromatic

  1. #65661e
  2. #9fa12f
  3. #cacc51
  4. #dcdd8c
  5. #eeefc7

Shades

#cacc51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc51
  2. #b6b849
  3. #a2a341
  4. #8d8f39
  5. #797a31
  6. #656629
  7. #515220
  8. #3d3d18
  9. #282910
  10. #141408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc51
  2. #cfd162
  3. #d5d674
  4. #dadb85
  5. #dfe097
  6. #e5e6a8
  7. #eaebb9
  8. #eff0cb
  9. #f4f5dc
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc51
  2. #c3c456
  3. #bbbd5a
  4. #b4b55f
  5. #acae64
  6. #a5a669
  7. #9e9e6d
  8. #969772
  9. #8f8f77
  10. #87887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c8a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc442 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc858 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c749 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c956 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc51 {
  color: #cacc51;
}
Background
.bg-cacc51 {
  background-color: #cacc51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc51 {
  border: 2px solid #cacc51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc51, #8ccc51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.31 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.26 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.62 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.08 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.41 #3533ae Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cacc51  rgb(202, 204, 81)  hsl(61, 55%, 56%)  Straw
#5351cc  rgb(83, 81, 204)  hsl(241, 55%, 56%)  Iris
#51cacc  rgb(81, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 55%, 56%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc51ca  rgb(204, 81, 202)  hsl(301, 55%, 56%)  Medium Orchid