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#FFCA2E

#ffca2e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffca2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 81.96% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 44.78°, with 100% saturation and 59.02% 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 13.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 0.64.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.637

Complementary

  1. #ffca2e
  2. #2e63ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffca2e
  2. #2eccff
  3. #612eff

Analogous

  1. #ff612e
  2. #ffca2e
  3. #ccff2e

Triadic

  1. #ffca2e
  2. #2effca
  3. #ca2eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffca2e
  2. #63ff2e
  3. #2e63ff
  4. #ca2eff

Square

  1. #ffca2e
  2. #2eff61
  3. #2e63ff
  4. #ff2ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #946e00
  2. #e1a800
  3. #ffca2e
  4. #ffdd7b
  5. #fff1c7

Shades

#ffca2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffca2e
  2. #e6b629
  3. #cca225
  4. #b38d20
  5. #99791c
  6. #806517
  7. #665112
  8. #4d3d0e
  9. #332809
  10. #1a1405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffca2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffca2e
  2. #ffcf43
  3. #ffd558
  4. #ffda6d
  5. #ffdf82
  6. #ffe597
  7. #ffeaab
  8. #ffefc0
  9. #fff4d5
  10. #fffaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffca2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffca2e
  2. #f2c336
  3. #e6bb3e
  4. #d9b447
  5. #ccac4f
  6. #c0a557
  7. #b39e5f
  8. #a69667
  9. #998f70
  10. #8d8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5cea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d738 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efc917 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d234 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbf8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffca2e {
  color: #ffca2e;
}
Background
.bg-ffca2e {
  background-color: #ffca2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffca2e {
  border: 2px solid #ffca2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffca2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 202 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffca2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffca2e, #ccff2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffca2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 202 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 0.64 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.99 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.04 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.27 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.29 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.45 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.98 #0035d1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffca2e  rgb(255, 202, 46)  hsl(45, 100%, 59%)  Sunglow
#2e63ff  rgb(46, 99, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2effca  rgb(46, 255, 202)  hsl(165, 100%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#ca2eff  rgb(202, 46, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 59%)  Electric Purple