#ffca00 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #ffca00 is composed of 100% red, 79.2% green and 0% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 20.8% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. It has a hue angle of 47.5 degrees, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. #ffca00 color hex could be obtained by blending #ffff00 with #ff9500. Closest websafe color is: #ffcc00.

    • R 100
    • G 79
    • B 0
    RGB color chart
    • C 0
    • M 21
    • Y 100
    • K 0
    CMYK color chart

#ffca00 color description : Pure (or mostly pure) yellow.

#ffca00 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #ffca00 has RGB values of R:255, G:202, B:0 and CMYK values of C:0, M:0.21, Y:1, K:0. Its decimal value is 16763392.

Hex triplet ffca00 #ffca00
RGB Decimal 255, 202, 0 rgb(255,202,0)
RGB Percent 100, 79.2, 0 rgb(100%,79.2%,0%)
CMYK 0, 21, 100, 0
HSL 47.5°, 100, 50 hsl(47.5,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) 47.5°, 100, 100
Web Safe ffcc00 #ffcc00
CIE-LAB 83.707, 4.702, 84.874
XYZ 62.362, 63.504, 8.973
xyY 0.462, 0.471, 63.504
CIE-LCH 83.707, 85.005, 86.829
CIE-LUV 83.707, 45.256, 87.324
Hunter-Lab 79.69, 0.23, 49.107
Binary 11111111, 11001010, 00000000

Color Schemes with #ffca00

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Alternatives to #ffca00

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#ffca00 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #ffca00

This text has a font color of #ffca00.

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#ffca00 background color

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#ffca00 border color

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CSS codes
.text {color:#ffca00;}
.background {background-color:#ffca00;}
.border {border:1px solid #ffca00;}

Shades and Tints of #ffca00

A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #141000 is the darkest color, while #ffffff is the lightest one.

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Tones of #ffca00

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #898576 is the less saturated color, while #ffca00 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #ffca00 is perceived by people affected by a color vision deficiency. This can be useful if you need to ensure your color combinations are accessible to color-blind users.

Monochromacy
  • #c3c3c3 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #cfc49c Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #ecd30e Protanopia 1% of men
  • #ffca6b Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #ffc3cd Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #f3d009 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #ffca44 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #ffc682 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population