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#F9CD45

#f9cd45 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9cd45 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 80.39% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.67% magenta, 72.29% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 45.33°, with 93.75% saturation and 62.35% 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 13.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6423

Complementary

  1. #f9cd45
  2. #4571f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9cd45
  2. #45cbf9
  3. #7345f9

Analogous

  1. #f97345
  2. #f9cd45
  3. #cbf945

Triadic

  1. #f9cd45
  2. #45f9cd
  3. #cd45f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9cd45
  2. #71f945
  3. #4571f9
  4. #cd45f9

Square

  1. #f9cd45
  2. #45f973
  3. #4571f9
  4. #f945cb

Monochromatic

  1. #a07a05
  2. #eab308
  3. #f9cd45
  4. #fbe18f
  5. #fef5d9

Shades

#f9cd45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9cd45
  2. #e0b93e
  3. #c7a437
  4. #ae9030
  5. #957b29
  6. #7d6723
  7. #64521c
  8. #4b3e15
  9. #32290e
  10. #191507
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9cd45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9cd45
  2. #fad258
  3. #fad76a
  4. #fbdc7d
  5. #fbe18f
  6. #fce6a2
  7. #fdebb5
  8. #fdf0c7
  9. #fef5da
  10. #fefaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9cd45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9cd45
  2. #edc54b
  3. #e1be51
  4. #d5b657
  5. #c9ae5d
  6. #bda763
  7. #b09f68
  8. #a4976e
  9. #988f74
  10. #8c887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2d0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd74c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbcb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edcc39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d349 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9cd45 {
  color: #f9cd45;
}
Background
.bg-f9cd45 {
  background-color: #f9cd45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9cd45 {
  border: 2px solid #f9cd45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9cd45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 205 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 94% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9cd45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9cd45, #cbf945);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9cd45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 205 69 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.99 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.36 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.03 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.61 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.09 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.13 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.34 #0632ba Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#f9cd45  rgb(249, 205, 69)  hsl(45, 94%, 62%)  Sunglow
#4571f9  rgb(69, 113, 249)  hsl(225, 94%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#45f9cd  rgb(69, 249, 205)  hsl(165, 94%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#cd45f9  rgb(205, 69, 249)  hsl(285, 94%, 62%)  Medium Orchid