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#F6EF09

#f6ef09 ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f6ef09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 93.73% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.85% magenta, 96.34% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 58.23°, with 92.94% saturation and 50% 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 17.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.8135

Complementary

  1. #f6ef09
  2. #0910f6

Split complementary

  1. #f6ef09
  2. #0986f6
  3. #7909f6

Analogous

  1. #f67909
  2. #f6ef09
  3. #86f609

Triadic

  1. #f6ef09
  2. #09f6ef
  3. #ef09f6

Tetradic

  1. #f6ef09
  2. #10f609
  3. #0910f6
  4. #ef09f6

Square

  1. #f6ef09
  2. #09f679
  3. #0910f6
  4. #f60986

Monochromatic

  1. #626004
  2. #aca706
  3. #f6ef09
  4. #f9f453
  5. #fbf99d

Shades

#f6ef09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f6ef09
  2. #ddd708
  3. #c5bf07
  4. #aca706
  5. #948f05
  6. #7b7805
  7. #626004
  8. #4a4803
  9. #313002
  10. #191801
  11. #000000

Tints

#f6ef09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f6ef09
  2. #f7f122
  3. #f8f23a
  4. #f9f453
  5. #faf56b
  6. #fbf784
  7. #fbf99d
  8. #fcfab5
  9. #fdfcce
  10. #fefde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f6ef09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f6ef09
  2. #eae415
  3. #ded921
  4. #d3ce2d
  5. #c7c339
  6. #bbb845
  7. #afac50
  8. #a3a15c
  9. #989668
  10. #8c8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eeebba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f6ef09 {
  color: #f6ef09;
}
Background
.bg-f6ef09 {
  background-color: #f6ef09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f6ef09 {
  border: 2px solid #f6ef09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f6ef09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 239 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f6ef09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6ef09, #86f609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f6ef09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 239 9 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.67 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.76 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.93 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.01 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.40 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.47 #0910f6 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#f6ef09  rgb(246, 239, 9)  hsl(58, 93%, 50%)  Cadmium Yellow
#0910f6  rgb(9, 16, 246)  hsl(238, 93%, 50%)  Blue
#09f6ef  rgb(9, 246, 239)  hsl(178, 93%, 50%)  Aqua
#ef09f6  rgb(239, 9, 246)  hsl(298, 93%, 50%)  Fuchsia