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#FFCA09

#ffca09 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffca09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 96.47% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 47.07°, with 100% saturation and 51.76% 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 1.72.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6352

Complementary

  1. #ffca09
  2. #093eff

Split complementary

  1. #ffca09
  2. #09b9ff
  3. #4f09ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4f09
  2. #ffca09
  3. #b9ff09

Triadic

  1. #ffca09
  2. #09ffca
  3. #ca09ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffca09
  2. #3eff09
  3. #093eff
  4. #ca09ff

Square

  1. #ffca09
  2. #09ff4f
  3. #093eff
  4. #ff09b9

Monochromatic

  1. #6f5700
  2. #bb9300
  3. #ffca09
  4. #ffda55
  5. #ffeba2

Shades

#ffca09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffca09
  2. #e6b608
  3. #cca207
  4. #b38d06
  5. #997905
  6. #806505
  7. #665104
  8. #4d3d03
  9. #332802
  10. #1a1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffca09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffca09
  2. #ffcf22
  3. #ffd53a
  4. #ffda53
  5. #ffdf6b
  6. #ffe584
  7. #ffea9d
  8. #ffefb5
  9. #fff4ce
  10. #fffae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffca09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffca09
  2. #f2c315
  3. #e6bb21
  4. #d9b42d
  5. #ccac39
  6. #c0a545
  7. #b39e50
  8. #a6965c
  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 #f0d722 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d21b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbf89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffca09 {
  color: #ffca09;
}
Background
.bg-ffca09 {
  background-color: #ffca09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffca09 {
  border: 2px solid #ffca09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffca09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 202 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffca09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffca09, #b9ff09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffca09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 202 9 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.72 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.10 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.72 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.75 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.07 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.73 #0035f6 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffca09  rgb(255, 202, 9)  hsl(47, 100%, 52%)  Sunglow
#093eff  rgb(9, 62, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 52%)  Han Purple
#09ffca  rgb(9, 255, 202)  hsl(167, 100%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#ca09ff  rgb(202, 9, 255)  hsl(287, 100%, 52%)  Electric Purple