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#FFCA24

#ffca24 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffca24 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.48°, with 100% saturation and 57.06% 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 0.9.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6363

Complementary

  1. #ffca24
  2. #2459ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffca24
  2. #24c6ff
  3. #5d24ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5d24
  2. #ffca24
  3. #c6ff24

Triadic

  1. #ffca24
  2. #24ffca
  3. #ca24ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffca24
  2. #59ff24
  3. #2459ff
  4. #ca24ff

Square

  1. #ffca24
  2. #24ff5d
  3. #2459ff
  4. #ff24c6

Monochromatic

  1. #8a6900
  2. #d7a300
  3. #ffca24
  4. #ffdd71
  5. #ffefbd

Shades

#ffca24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffca24
  2. #e6b620
  3. #cca21d
  4. #b38d19
  5. #997916
  6. #806512
  7. #66510e
  8. #4d3d0b
  9. #332807
  10. #1a1404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffca24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffca24
  2. #ffcf3a
  3. #ffd550
  4. #ffda66
  5. #ffdf7c
  6. #ffe592
  7. #ffeaa7
  8. #ffefbd
  9. #fff4d3
  10. #fffae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffca24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffca24
  2. #f2c32d
  3. #e6bb36
  4. #d9b440
  5. #ccac49
  6. #c0a552
  7. #b39e5b
  8. #a69664
  9. #998f6e
  10. #8d8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 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 #f0d731 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d22c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbf8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffca24 {
  color: #ffca24;
}
Background
.bg-ffca24 {
  background-color: #ffca24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffca24 {
  border: 2px solid #ffca24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffca24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 202 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffca24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffca24, #c6ff24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffca24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 202 36 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 0.90 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.89 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.13 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.21 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.98 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.48 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.58 #0035db Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffca24  rgb(255, 202, 36)  hsl(45, 100%, 57%)  Sunglow
#2459ff  rgb(36, 89, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#24ffca  rgb(36, 255, 202)  hsl(165, 100%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#ca24ff  rgb(202, 36, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple