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#F2EC53

#f2ec53 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2ec53 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.55% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.48% magenta, 65.7% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.74°, with 85.95% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.7949

Complementary

  1. #f2ec53
  2. #5359f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2ec53
  2. #53a9f2
  3. #9d53f2

Analogous

  1. #f29d53
  2. #f2ec53
  3. #a9f253

Triadic

  1. #f2ec53
  2. #53f2ec
  3. #ec53f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2ec53
  2. #59f253
  3. #5359f2
  4. #ec53f2

Square

  1. #f2ec53
  2. #53f29d
  3. #5359f2
  4. #f253a9

Monochromatic

  1. #a09a0c
  2. #e7df11
  3. #f2ec53
  4. #f7f49a
  5. #fdfce1

Shades

#f2ec53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2ec53
  2. #dad44b
  3. #c2bd42
  4. #a9a53a
  5. #918e32
  6. #79762a
  7. #615e21
  8. #494719
  9. #302f11
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2ec53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2ec53
  2. #f3ee64
  3. #f5f075
  4. #f6f287
  5. #f7f498
  6. #f9f6a9
  7. #faf7ba
  8. #fbf9cb
  9. #fcfbdd
  10. #fefdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2ec53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2ec53
  2. #e7e158
  3. #dbd65c
  4. #d0cc61
  5. #c4c165
  6. #b9b66a
  7. #aeab6e
  8. #a2a073
  9. #979677
  10. #8b8b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe9bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe33d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe95d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fae747 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fcea59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fce3aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2ec53 {
  color: #f2ec53;
}
Background
.bg-f2ec53 {
  background-color: #f2ec53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2ec53 {
  border: 2px solid #f2ec53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2ec53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 236 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 86% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2ec53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ec53, #a9f253);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2ec53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 236 83 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.29 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.63 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.93 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.98 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.79 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.99 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.02 #0d13ac Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Icterine
#f2ec53  rgb(242, 236, 83)  hsl(58, 86%, 64%)  Icterine
#5359f2  rgb(83, 89, 242)  hsl(238, 86%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#53f2ec  rgb(83, 242, 236)  hsl(178, 86%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise
#ec53f2  rgb(236, 83, 242)  hsl(298, 86%, 64%)  Fuchsia