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#F9CD08

#f9cd08 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f9cd08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 80.39% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.67% magenta, 96.79% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 49.05°, with 95.26% saturation and 50.39% 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 1.03.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6382

Complementary

  1. #f9cd08
  2. #0834f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9cd08
  2. #08acf9
  3. #5508f9

Analogous

  1. #f95508
  2. #f9cd08
  3. #acf908

Triadic

  1. #f9cd08
  2. #08f9cd
  3. #cd08f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9cd08
  2. #34f908
  3. #0834f9
  4. #cd08f9

Square

  1. #f9cd08
  2. #08f955
  3. #0834f9
  4. #f908ac

Monochromatic

  1. #665302
  2. #b09104
  3. #f9cd08
  4. #fbdc53
  5. #fdeb9d

Shades

#f9cd08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9cd08
  2. #e0b907
  3. #c7a406
  4. #ae9006
  5. #957b05
  6. #7d6704
  7. #645203
  8. #4b3e02
  9. #322902
  10. #191501
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9cd08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9cd08
  2. #fad221
  3. #fad739
  4. #fbdc52
  5. #fbe16b
  6. #fce684
  7. #fdeb9c
  8. #fdf0b5
  9. #fef5ce
  10. #fefae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9cd08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9cd08
  2. #edc514
  3. #e1be20
  4. #d5b62c
  5. #c9ae38
  6. #bda744
  7. #b09f50
  8. #a4975c
  9. #988f68
  10. #8c8874
  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 #e2cfa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d724 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edcb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4d31c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc28b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9cd08 {
  color: #f9cd08;
}
Background
.bg-f9cd08 {
  background-color: #f9cd08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9cd08 {
  border: 2px solid #f9cd08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9cd08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 205 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 95% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9cd08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9cd08, #acf908);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9cd08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 205 8 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.03 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 1.48 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 2.55 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.89 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.44 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.27 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.30 #0632f7 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#f9cd08  rgb(249, 205, 8)  hsl(49, 95%, 50%)  Jonquil
#0834f9  rgb(8, 52, 249)  hsl(229, 95%, 50%)  Han Purple
#08f9cd  rgb(8, 249, 205)  hsl(169, 95%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#cd08f9  rgb(205, 8, 249)  hsl(289, 95%, 50%)  Electric Purple