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#FFCA06

#ffca06 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffca06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 79.22% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 97.65% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 47.23°, with 100% saturation and 51.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6351

Complementary

  1. #ffca06
  2. #063bff

Split complementary

  1. #ffca06
  2. #06b8ff
  3. #4e06ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4e06
  2. #ffca06
  3. #b8ff06

Triadic

  1. #ffca06
  2. #06ffca
  3. #ca06ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffca06
  2. #3bff06
  3. #063bff
  4. #ca06ff

Square

  1. #ffca06
  2. #06ff4e
  3. #063bff
  4. #ff06b8

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5500
  2. #b99100
  3. #ffca06
  4. #ffda53
  5. #ffeb9f

Shades

#ffca06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffca06
  2. #e6b605
  3. #cca205
  4. #b38d04
  5. #997904
  6. #806503
  7. #665102
  8. #4d3d02
  9. #332801
  10. #1a1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffca06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffca06
  2. #ffcf1f
  3. #ffd538
  4. #ffda51
  5. #ffdf6a
  6. #ffe583
  7. #ffea9b
  8. #ffefb4
  9. #fff4cd
  10. #fffae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffca06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffca06
  2. #f2c312
  3. #e6bb1e
  4. #d9b42b
  5. #ccac37
  6. #c0a543
  7. #b39e4f
  8. #a6965b
  9. #998f68
  10. #8d8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5cea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d721 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d219 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbf89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffca06 {
  color: #ffca06;
}
Background
.bg-ffca06 {
  background-color: #ffca06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffca06 {
  border: 2px solid #ffca06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffca06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 202 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffca06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffca06, #b8ff06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffca06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 202 6 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.78 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.12 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.25 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.71 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.79 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.05 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.75 #0035f9 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffca06  rgb(255, 202, 6)  hsl(47, 100%, 51%)  Sunglow
#063bff  rgb(6, 59, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 51%)  Han Purple
#06ffca  rgb(6, 255, 202)  hsl(167, 100%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#ca06ff  rgb(202, 6, 255)  hsl(287, 100%, 51%)  Electric Purple