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#FFCA69 closest to Smiley Face

#FFCA69 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Smiley Face. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 79.2% green and 41.2% blue (rgb(255, 202, 105)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 100% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. #FFCA69 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.90:1.

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Variations of #FFCA69

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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#FFCA69 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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#FFCA69 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCA69 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 #EDD86C
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0CA60
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9CB63
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EDD86C
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F2D36A
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBAB4
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC491
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DED0BF

#FFCA69 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#FFCA69 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.90:1 Super#FFCA69 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCA69 in CSS

/* Smiley Face */
.color { color: #FFCA69; }
.background { background-color: #FFCA69; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCA69; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 202 105);
color: hsl(39 100% 71%);
color: oklch(0.867 0.129 80.8);

#FFCA69 FAQ

What color is #FFCA69?

#FFCA69 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Smiley Face. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCA69?

#FFCA69 is rgb(255, 202, 105) in RGB, hsl(39, 100%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 59%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCA69?

The complementary color of #FFCA69 is #699EFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCA69?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCA69: 13.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCA69 a warm or cool color?

#FFCA69 is a warm color.