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#FFCA53 Angry Pasta

#FFCA53 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Angry Pasta. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 79.2% green and 32.5% blue (rgb(255, 202, 83)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 100% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black. #FFCA53 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.83:1.

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Variations of #FFCA53

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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#FFCA53 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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#FFCA53 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCA53 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EED758
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1CA45
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EACB4A
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EED758
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F3D255
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB9B1
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC388
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DED0BC

#FFCA53 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#FFCA53 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.83:1 Super#FFCA53 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCA53 in CSS

/* Angry Pasta */
.color { color: #FFCA53; }
.background { background-color: #FFCA53; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCA53; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 202 83);
color: hsl(42 100% 66%);
color: oklch(0.865 0.146 84.5);

#FFCA53 FAQ

What color is #FFCA53?

#FFCA53 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Angry Pasta. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCA53?

#FFCA53 is rgb(255, 202, 83) in RGB, hsl(42, 100%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 67%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCA53?

The complementary color of #FFCA53 is #5388FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCA53?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCA53: 13.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCA53 a warm or cool color?

#FFCA53 is a warm color.