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#F9CC4E

#f9cc4e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9cc4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 80% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.07% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 44.21°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 13.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6388

Complementary

  1. #f9cc4e
  2. #4e7bf9

Split complementary

  1. #f9cc4e
  2. #4ed1f9
  3. #774ef9

Analogous

  1. #f9774e
  2. #f9cc4e
  3. #d1f94e

Triadic

  1. #f9cc4e
  2. #4ef9cc
  3. #cc4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9cc4e
  2. #7bf94e
  3. #4e7bf9
  4. #cc4ef9

Square

  1. #f9cc4e
  2. #4ef977
  3. #4e7bf9
  4. #f94ed1

Monochromatic

  1. #a87e06
  2. #f2b508
  3. #f9cc4e
  4. #fce198
  5. #fef7e2

Shades

#f9cc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9cc4e
  2. #e0b846
  3. #c7a33e
  4. #ae8f37
  5. #957a2f
  6. #7d6627
  7. #64521f
  8. #4b3d17
  9. #322910
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9cc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9cc4e
  2. #fad160
  3. #fad671
  4. #fbdb83
  5. #fbe095
  6. #fce6a7
  7. #fdebb8
  8. #fdf0ca
  9. #fef5dc
  10. #fefaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9cc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9cc4e
  2. #edc453
  3. #e1bd58
  4. #d5b55d
  5. #c9ae62
  6. #bda667
  7. #b09e6c
  8. #a49771
  9. #988f76
  10. #8c887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cfac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ca3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd654 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eccb45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2d252 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9cc4e {
  color: #f9cc4e;
}
Background
.bg-f9cc4e {
  background-color: #f9cc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9cc4e {
  border: 2px solid #f9cc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9cc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 204 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9cc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9cc4e, #d1f94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9cc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 204 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.52 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.64 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.05 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.08 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.43 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.57 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.71 #0633b1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#f9cc4e  rgb(249, 204, 78)  hsl(44, 93%, 64%)  Sunglow
#4e7bf9  rgb(78, 123, 249)  hsl(224, 93%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#4ef9cc  rgb(78, 249, 204)  hsl(164, 93%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#cc4ef9  rgb(204, 78, 249)  hsl(284, 93%, 64%)  Medium Orchid