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#CACC66

#cacc66 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cacc66 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 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 61.18°, with 50% saturation and 60% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.567

Complementary

  1. #cacc66
  2. #6866cc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc66
  2. #6697cc
  3. #9b66cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9b66
  2. #cacc66
  3. #97cc66

Triadic

  1. #cacc66
  2. #66cacc
  3. #cc66ca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc66
  2. #66cc68
  3. #6866cc
  4. #cc66ca

Square

  1. #cacc66
  2. #66cc9b
  3. #6866cc
  4. #cc6697

Monochromatic

  1. #717326
  2. #aaac39
  3. #cacc66
  4. #dedf9f
  5. #f2f2d9

Shades

#cacc66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc66
  2. #b6b85c
  3. #a2a352
  4. #8d8f47
  5. #797a3d
  6. #656633
  7. #515229
  8. #3d3d1f
  9. #282914
  10. #14140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc66
  2. #cfd175
  3. #d5d685
  4. #dadb94
  5. #dfe0a3
  6. #e5e6b3
  7. #eaebc2
  8. #eff0d1
  9. #f4f5e0
  10. #fafaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc66
  2. #c3c469
  3. #bbbd6b
  4. #b4b56e
  5. #acae70
  6. #a5a673
  7. #9e9e76
  8. #969778
  9. #8f8f7b
  10. #87887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac55d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc86b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c1b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c860 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4ca69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1c69b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc66 {
  color: #cacc66;
}
Background
.bg-cacc66 {
  background-color: #cacc66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc66 {
  border: 2px solid #cacc66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc66, #97cc66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.50 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.36 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.57 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.89 #353399 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cacc66  rgb(202, 204, 102)  hsl(61, 50%, 60%)  Straw
#6866cc  rgb(104, 102, 204)  hsl(241, 50%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#66cacc  rgb(102, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 50%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc66ca  rgb(204, 102, 202)  hsl(301, 50%, 60%)  Orchid