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#F6EF56

#f6ef56 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f6ef56 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 93.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.85% magenta, 65.04% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 57.37°, with 89.89% saturation and 65.1% 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 17.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.82

Complementary

  1. #f6ef56
  2. #565df6

Split complementary

  1. #f6ef56
  2. #56adf6
  3. #9f56f6

Analogous

  1. #f69f56
  2. #f6ef56
  3. #adf656

Triadic

  1. #f6ef56
  2. #56f6ef
  3. #ef56f6

Tetradic

  1. #f6ef56
  2. #5df656
  3. #565df6
  4. #ef56f6

Square

  1. #f6ef56
  2. #56f69f
  3. #565df6
  4. #f656ad

Monochromatic

  1. #aaa309
  2. #f2e80d
  3. #f6ef56
  4. #faf69f
  5. #fefde7

Shades

#f6ef56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f6ef56
  2. #ddd74d
  3. #c5bf45
  4. #aca73c
  5. #948f34
  6. #7b782b
  7. #626022
  8. #4a481a
  9. #313011
  10. #191809
  11. #000000

Tints

#f6ef56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f6ef56
  2. #f7f167
  3. #f8f278
  4. #f9f489
  5. #faf59a
  6. #fbf7ab
  7. #fbf9bb
  8. #fcfacc
  9. #fdfcdd
  10. #fefdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f6ef56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f6ef56
  2. #eae45a
  3. #ded95e
  4. #d3ce63
  5. #c7c367
  6. #bbb86b
  7. #afac6f
  8. #a3a173
  9. #989678
  10. #8c8b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efecc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe641 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdea4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f6ef56 {
  color: #f6ef56;
}
Background
.bg-f6ef56 {
  background-color: #f6ef56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f6ef56 {
  border: 2px solid #f6ef56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f6ef56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 239 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 90% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f6ef56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6ef56, #adf656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f6ef56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 239 86 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 1.67 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.46 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.93 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.16 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.63 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.68 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.73 #0910a9 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Icterine
#f6ef56  rgb(246, 239, 86)  hsl(57, 90%, 65%)  Icterine
#565df6  rgb(86, 93, 246)  hsl(237, 90%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#56f6ef  rgb(86, 246, 239)  hsl(177, 90%, 65%)  Aqua
#ef56f6  rgb(239, 86, 246)  hsl(297, 90%, 65%)  Fuchsia