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#FFCA04 Goldenrod

#FFCA04 is a very light, vivid yellow named Goldenrod. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 79.2% green and 1.6% blue (rgb(255, 202, 4)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 100% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 98% yellow and 0% black. #FFCA04 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.70:1.

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Variations of #FFCA04

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFCA04 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFCA04 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCA04 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F0D720
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4C800
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECCA00
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0D720
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4D214
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB7AC
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC279
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDCFB8

#FFCA04 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#FFCA04 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.70:1 Super#FFCA04 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCA04 in CSS

/* Goldenrod */
.color { color: #FFCA04; }
.background { background-color: #FFCA04; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCA04; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 202 4);
color: hsl(47 100% 51%);
color: oklch(0.861 0.176 89.4);

#FFCA04 FAQ

What color is #FFCA04?

#FFCA04 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Goldenrod. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCA04?

#FFCA04 is rgb(255, 202, 4) in RGB, hsl(47, 100%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 98%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCA04?

The complementary color of #FFCA04 is #0439FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCA04?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCA04: 13.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCA04 a warm or cool color?

#FFCA04 is a warm color.