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#F9CD52

#f9cd52 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9cd52 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.67% magenta, 67.07% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 44.19°, with 93.3% saturation and 64.9% 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 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6441

Complementary

  1. #f9cd52
  2. #527ef9

Split complementary

  1. #f9cd52
  2. #52d2f9
  3. #7952f9

Analogous

  1. #f97952
  2. #f9cd52
  3. #d2f952

Triadic

  1. #f9cd52
  2. #52f9cd
  3. #cd52f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9cd52
  2. #7ef952
  3. #527ef9
  4. #cd52f9

Square

  1. #f9cd52
  2. #52f979
  3. #527ef9
  4. #f952d2

Monochromatic

  1. #ac8006
  2. #f6b709
  3. #f9cd52
  4. #fce29c
  5. #fef8e6

Shades

#f9cd52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9cd52
  2. #e0b94a
  3. #c7a442
  4. #ae9039
  5. #957b31
  6. #7d6729
  7. #645221
  8. #4b3e19
  9. #322910
  10. #191508
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9cd52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9cd52
  2. #fad263
  3. #fad775
  4. #fbdc86
  5. #fbe197
  6. #fce6a9
  7. #fdebba
  8. #fdf0cb
  9. #fef5dc
  10. #fefaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9cd52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9cd52
  2. #edc557
  3. #e1be5b
  4. #d5b660
  5. #c9ae64
  6. #bda769
  7. #b09f6e
  8. #a49772
  9. #988f77
  10. #8c887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3d0ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cb43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed758 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbdb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eccc49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2d355 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9cd52 {
  color: #f9cd52;
}
Background
.bg-f9cd52 {
  background-color: #f9cd52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9cd52 {
  border: 2px solid #f9cd52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9cd52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 205 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 93% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9cd52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9cd52, #d2f952);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9cd52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 205 82 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.87 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.04 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.82 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.14 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.34 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.97 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.13 #0632ad Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#f9cd52  rgb(249, 205, 82)  hsl(44, 93%, 65%)  Sunglow
#527ef9  rgb(82, 126, 249)  hsl(224, 93%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#52f9cd  rgb(82, 249, 205)  hsl(164, 93%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#cd52f9  rgb(205, 82, 249)  hsl(284, 93%, 65%)  Medium Orchid