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#FFCA5B

#ffca5b ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffca5b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 79.22% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 64.31% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 40.61°, with 100% saturation and 67.84% 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 13.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6426

Complementary

  1. #ffca5b
  2. #5b90ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffca5b
  2. #5be2ff
  3. #785bff

Analogous

  1. #ff785b
  2. #ffca5b
  3. #e2ff5b

Triadic

  1. #ffca5b
  2. #5bffca
  3. #ca5bff

Tetradic

  1. #ffca5b
  2. #90ff5b
  3. #5b90ff
  4. #ca5bff

Square

  1. #ffca5b
  2. #5bff78
  3. #5b90ff
  4. #ff5be2

Monochromatic

  1. #c18300
  2. #ffb10e
  3. #ffca5b
  4. #ffe3a7
  5. #fff8eb

Shades

#ffca5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffca5b
  2. #e6b652
  3. #cca249
  4. #b38d40
  5. #997937
  6. #80652e
  7. #665124
  8. #4d3d1b
  9. #332812
  10. #1a1409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffca5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffca5b
  2. #ffcf6b
  3. #ffd57c
  4. #ffda8c
  5. #ffdf9d
  6. #ffe5ad
  7. #ffeabd
  8. #ffefce
  9. #fff4de
  10. #fffaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffca5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffca5b
  2. #f2c35f
  3. #e6bb62
  4. #d9b466
  5. #ccac6a
  6. #c0a56e
  7. #b39e71
  8. #a69675
  9. #998f79
  10. #8d877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5cfaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1ca4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed75f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeca54 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d25e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc097 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffca5b {
  color: #ffca5b;
}
Background
.bg-ffca5b {
  background-color: #ffca5b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffca5b {
  border: 2px solid #ffca5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffca5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 202 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffca5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffca5b, #e2ff5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffca5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 202 91 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.66 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.36 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.61 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.63 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.66 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 6.01 #0035a4 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffca5b  rgb(255, 202, 91)  hsl(41, 100%, 68%)  Sunglow
#5b90ff  rgb(91, 144, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#5bffca  rgb(91, 255, 202)  hsl(161, 100%, 68%)  Aquamarine
#ca5bff  rgb(202, 91, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 68%)  Heliotrope