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#F8CD2C

#f8cd2c ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8cd2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 80.39% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.34% magenta, 82.26% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 47.35°, with 93.58% saturation and 57.25% 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 13.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.638

Complementary

  1. #f8cd2c
  2. #2c57f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8cd2c
  2. #2cbdf8
  3. #672cf8

Analogous

  1. #f8672c
  2. #f8cd2c
  3. #bdf82c

Triadic

  1. #f8cd2c
  2. #2cf8cd
  3. #cd2cf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8cd2c
  2. #57f82c
  3. #2c57f8
  4. #cd2cf8

Square

  1. #f8cd2c
  2. #2cf867
  3. #2c57f8
  4. #f82cbd

Monochromatic

  1. #876b04
  2. #d1a607
  3. #f8cd2c
  4. #fadf76
  5. #fdf0c0

Shades

#f8cd2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8cd2c
  2. #dfb928
  3. #c6a423
  4. #ae901f
  5. #957b1a
  6. #7c6716
  7. #635212
  8. #4a3e0d
  9. #322909
  10. #191504
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8cd2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8cd2c
  2. #f9d241
  3. #f9d756
  4. #fadc6b
  5. #fbe180
  6. #fce696
  7. #fcebab
  8. #fdf0c0
  9. #fef5d5
  10. #fefaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8cd2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8cd2c
  2. #ecc534
  3. #e0be3d
  4. #d4b645
  5. #c8ae4e
  6. #bca756
  7. #b09f5e
  8. #a49767
  9. #988f6f
  10. #8c8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cfa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edcb12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d334 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc38e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8cd2c {
  color: #f8cd2c;
}
Background
.bg-f8cd2c {
  background-color: #f8cd2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8cd2c {
  border: 2px solid #f8cd2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8cd2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 205 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 94% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8cd2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8cd2c, #bdf82c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8cd2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 205 44 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.18 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.23 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.35 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.68 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.23 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.11 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.24 #0732d3 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#f8cd2c  rgb(248, 205, 44)  hsl(47, 94%, 57%)  Jonquil
#2c57f8  rgb(44, 87, 248)  hsl(227, 94%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2cf8cd  rgb(44, 248, 205)  hsl(167, 94%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#cd2cf8  rgb(205, 44, 248)  hsl(287, 94%, 57%)  Electric Purple