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#F9CC2D

#f9cc2d ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f9cc2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 80% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.07% magenta, 81.93% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 46.76°, with 94.44% saturation and 57.65% 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 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6351

Complementary

  1. #f9cc2d
  2. #2d5af9

Split complementary

  1. #f9cc2d
  2. #2dc0f9
  3. #662df9

Analogous

  1. #f9662d
  2. #f9cc2d
  3. #c0f92d

Triadic

  1. #f9cc2d
  2. #2df9cc
  3. #cc2df9

Tetradic

  1. #f9cc2d
  2. #5af92d
  3. #2d5af9
  4. #cc2df9

Square

  1. #f9cc2d
  2. #2df966
  3. #2d5af9
  4. #f92dc0

Monochromatic

  1. #896c04
  2. #d3a606
  3. #f9cc2d
  4. #fbde77
  5. #fdf0c2

Shades

#f9cc2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9cc2d
  2. #e0b829
  3. #c7a324
  4. #ae8f20
  5. #957a1b
  6. #7d6617
  7. #645212
  8. #4b3d0e
  9. #322909
  10. #191405
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9cc2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9cc2d
  2. #fad142
  3. #fad657
  4. #fbdb6c
  5. #fbe081
  6. #fce696
  7. #fdebab
  8. #fdf0c0
  9. #fef5d5
  10. #fefaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9cc2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9cc2d
  2. #edc435
  3. #e1bd3e
  4. #d5b546
  5. #c9ae4e
  6. #bda657
  7. #b09e5f
  8. #a49767
  9. #988f6f
  10. #8c8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cfa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edca15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d234 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc28e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9cc2d {
  color: #f9cc2d;
}
Background
.bg-f9cc2d {
  background-color: #f9cc2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9cc2d {
  border: 2px solid #f9cc2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9cc2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 204 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 94% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9cc2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9cc2d, #c0f92d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9cc2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 204 45 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.46 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.68 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.23 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.64 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.64 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.70 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.73 #0633d2 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#f9cc2d  rgb(249, 204, 45)  hsl(47, 94%, 58%)  Jonquil
#2d5af9  rgb(45, 90, 249)  hsl(227, 94%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2df9cc  rgb(45, 249, 204)  hsl(167, 94%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#cc2df9  rgb(204, 45, 249)  hsl(287, 94%, 58%)  Electric Purple