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#CACC5C

#cacc5c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cacc5c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 61.07°, with 52.34% saturation and 58.04% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5651

Complementary

  1. #cacc5c
  2. #5e5ccc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc5c
  2. #5c92cc
  3. #965ccc

Analogous

  1. #cc965c
  2. #cacc5c
  3. #92cc5c

Triadic

  1. #cacc5c
  2. #5ccacc
  3. #cc5cca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc5c
  2. #5ccc5e
  3. #5e5ccc
  4. #cc5cca

Square

  1. #cacc5c
  2. #5ccc96
  3. #5e5ccc
  4. #cc5c92

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6d22
  2. #a5a734
  3. #cacc5c
  4. #ddde96
  5. #f0f0d1

Shades

#cacc5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc5c
  2. #b6b853
  3. #a2a34a
  4. #8d8f40
  5. #797a37
  6. #65662e
  7. #515225
  8. #3d3d1c
  9. #282912
  10. #141409
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc5c
  2. #cfd16c
  3. #d5d67d
  4. #dadb8d
  5. #dfe09d
  6. #e5e6ae
  7. #eaebbe
  8. #eff0ce
  9. #f4f5de
  10. #fafaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc5c
  2. #c3c460
  3. #bbbd63
  4. #b4b567
  5. #acae6a
  6. #a5a66e
  7. #9e9e72
  8. #969775
  9. #8f8f79
  10. #87887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac450 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc862 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c755 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5ca60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c598 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc5c {
  color: #cacc5c;
}
Background
.bg-cacc5c {
  background-color: #cacc5c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc5c {
  border: 2px solid #cacc5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 52% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc5c, #92cc5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 92 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.01 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.20 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.46 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.74 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.06 #3533a3 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cacc5c  rgb(202, 204, 92)  hsl(61, 52%, 58%)  Straw
#5e5ccc  rgb(94, 92, 204)  hsl(241, 52%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#5ccacc  rgb(92, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 52%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc5cca  rgb(204, 92, 202)  hsl(301, 52%, 58%)  Medium Orchid