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#FFCA21

#ffca21 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffca21 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 87.06% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.68°, with 100% saturation and 56.47% 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 13.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.02.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6361

Complementary

  1. #ffca21
  2. #2156ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffca21
  2. #21c5ff
  3. #5b21ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5b21
  2. #ffca21
  3. #c5ff21

Triadic

  1. #ffca21
  2. #21ffca
  3. #ca21ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffca21
  2. #56ff21
  3. #2156ff
  4. #ca21ff

Square

  1. #ffca21
  2. #21ff5b
  3. #2156ff
  4. #ff21c5

Monochromatic

  1. #876700
  2. #d3a100
  3. #ffca21
  4. #ffdc6d
  5. #ffefba

Shades

#ffca21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffca21
  2. #e6b61e
  3. #cca21a
  4. #b38d17
  5. #997914
  6. #806511
  7. #66510d
  8. #4d3d0a
  9. #332807
  10. #1a1403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffca21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffca21
  2. #ffcf37
  3. #ffd54d
  4. #ffda64
  5. #ffdf7a
  6. #ffe590
  7. #ffeaa6
  8. #ffefbc
  9. #fff4d3
  10. #fffae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffca21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffca21
  2. #f2c32b
  3. #e6bb34
  4. #d9b43e
  5. #ccac47
  6. #c0a551
  7. #b39e5a
  8. #a69664
  9. #998f6d
  10. #8d8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5cea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d72f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d22a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbf8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffca21 {
  color: #ffca21;
}
Background
.bg-ffca21 {
  background-color: #ffca21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffca21 {
  border: 2px solid #ffca21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffca21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 202 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffca21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffca21, #c5ff21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffca21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 202 33 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.02 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.89 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.12 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.27 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.92 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.48 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.51 #0035de Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffca21  rgb(255, 202, 33)  hsl(46, 100%, 56%)  Sunglow
#2156ff  rgb(33, 86, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#21ffca  rgb(33, 255, 202)  hsl(166, 100%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#ca21ff  rgb(202, 33, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple