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#FFCA40 closest to Golden Spell

#FFCA40 is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Golden Spell. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 79.2% green and 25.1% blue (rgb(255, 202, 64)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 100% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 75% yellow and 0% black. #FFCA40 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.77:1.

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Variations of #FFCA40

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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#FFCA40 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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#FFCA40 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCA40 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 #EFD747
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2C928
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBCB32
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EFD747
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F3D243
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB8AF
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC382
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DECFBA

#FFCA40 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#FFCA40 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.77:1 Super#FFCA40 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCA40 in CSS

/* Golden Spell */
.color { color: #FFCA40; }
.background { background-color: #FFCA40; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCA40; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 202 64);
color: hsl(43 100% 63%);
color: oklch(0.863 0.157 86.6);

#FFCA40 FAQ

What color is #FFCA40?

#FFCA40 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Golden Spell. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCA40?

#FFCA40 is rgb(255, 202, 64) in RGB, hsl(43, 100%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 75%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCA40?

The complementary color of #FFCA40 is #4075FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCA40?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCA40: 13.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCA40 a warm or cool color?

#FFCA40 is a warm color.