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#F9CD2B

#f9cd2b ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f9cd2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.67% magenta, 82.73% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 47.18°, with 94.5% 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 13.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.26.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6398

Complementary

  1. #f9cd2b
  2. #2b57f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9cd2b
  2. #2bbef9
  3. #662bf9

Analogous

  1. #f9662b
  2. #f9cd2b
  3. #bef92b

Triadic

  1. #f9cd2b
  2. #2bf9cd
  3. #cd2bf9

Tetradic

  1. #f9cd2b
  2. #57f92b
  3. #2b57f9
  4. #cd2bf9

Square

  1. #f9cd2b
  2. #2bf966
  3. #2b57f9
  4. #f92bbe

Monochromatic

  1. #876b04
  2. #d2a606
  3. #f9cd2b
  4. #fbdf75
  5. #fdf0c0

Shades

#f9cd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9cd2b
  2. #e0b927
  3. #c7a422
  4. #ae901e
  5. #957b1a
  6. #7d6716
  7. #645211
  8. #4b3e0d
  9. #322909
  10. #191504
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9cd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9cd2b
  2. #fad240
  3. #fad755
  4. #fbdc6b
  5. #fbe180
  6. #fce695
  7. #fdebaa
  8. #fdf0bf
  9. #fef5d5
  10. #fefaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9cd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9cd2b
  2. #edc534
  3. #e1be3c
  4. #d5b645
  5. #c9ae4d
  6. #bda756
  7. #b09f5e
  8. #a49767
  9. #988f6f
  10. #8c8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2d0a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d737 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edcb10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d333 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc38e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9cd2b {
  color: #f9cd2b;
}
Background
.bg-f9cd2b {
  background-color: #f9cd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9cd2b {
  border: 2px solid #f9cd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9cd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 205 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9cd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9cd2b, #bef92b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9cd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 205 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.26 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.01 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.31 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.60 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.26 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.02 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.05 #0632d4 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#f9cd2b  rgb(249, 205, 43)  hsl(47, 95%, 57%)  Jonquil
#2b57f9  rgb(43, 87, 249)  hsl(227, 95%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2bf9cd  rgb(43, 249, 205)  hsl(167, 95%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#cd2bf9  rgb(205, 43, 249)  hsl(287, 95%, 57%)  Electric Purple