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#F6ED4E

#f6ed4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f6ed4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 92.94% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.66% magenta, 68.29% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 56.79°, with 90.32% saturation and 63.53% 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 17.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8071

Complementary

  1. #f6ed4e
  2. #4e57f6

Split complementary

  1. #f6ed4e
  2. #4eabf6
  3. #994ef6

Analogous

  1. #f6994e
  2. #f6ed4e
  3. #abf64e

Triadic

  1. #f6ed4e
  2. #4ef6ed
  3. #ed4ef6

Tetradic

  1. #f6ed4e
  2. #57f64e
  3. #4e57f6
  4. #ed4ef6

Square

  1. #f6ed4e
  2. #4ef699
  3. #4e57f6
  4. #f64eab

Monochromatic

  1. #a39a08
  2. #ece00c
  3. #f6ed4e
  4. #faf497
  5. #fdfce0

Shades

#f6ed4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f6ed4e
  2. #ddd546
  3. #c5be3e
  4. #aca637
  5. #948e2f
  6. #7b7727
  7. #625f1f
  8. #4a4717
  9. #312f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#f6ed4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f6ed4e
  2. #f7ef60
  3. #f8f171
  4. #f9f283
  5. #faf495
  6. #fbf6a7
  7. #fbf8b8
  8. #fcfaca
  9. #fdfbdc
  10. #fefded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f6ed4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f6ed4e
  2. #eae253
  3. #ded758
  4. #d3cc5d
  5. #c7c162
  6. #bbb767
  7. #afac6c
  8. #a3a171
  9. #989676
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eeeabe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe435 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde840 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f6ed4e {
  color: #f6ed4e;
}
Background
.bg-f6ed4e {
  background-color: #f6ed4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f6ed4e {
  border: 2px solid #f6ed4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f6ed4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 237 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 90% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f6ed4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6ed4e, #abf64e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f6ed4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 237 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.29 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.44 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.92 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.09 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.10 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.27 #0912b1 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Icterine
#f6ed4e  rgb(246, 237, 78)  hsl(57, 90%, 64%)  Icterine
#4e57f6  rgb(78, 87, 246)  hsl(237, 90%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ef6ed  rgb(78, 246, 237)  hsl(177, 90%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed4ef6  rgb(237, 78, 246)  hsl(297, 90%, 64%)  Fuchsia