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#F9CD74

#f9cd74 ≈ Topaz

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9cd74 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.67% magenta, 53.41% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 40.15°, with 91.72% saturation and 71.57% 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 14.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Topaz (#ffc87c), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6506

Complementary

  1. #f9cd74
  2. #74a0f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9cd74
  2. #74e3f9
  3. #8b74f9

Analogous

  1. #f98b74
  2. #f9cd74
  3. #e3f974

Triadic

  1. #f9cd74
  2. #74f9cd
  3. #cd74f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9cd74
  2. #a0f974
  3. #74a0f9
  4. #cd74f9

Square

  1. #f9cd74
  2. #74f98b
  3. #74a0f9
  4. #f974e3

Monochromatic

  1. #cb8b09
  2. #f6b32b
  3. #f9cd74
  4. #fce7bd
  5. #fef8eb

Shades

#f9cd74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9cd74
  2. #e0b968
  3. #c7a45d
  4. #ae9051
  5. #957b46
  6. #7d673a
  7. #64522e
  8. #4b3e23
  9. #322917
  10. #19150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9cd74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9cd74
  2. #fad282
  3. #fad790
  4. #fbdc9e
  5. #fbe1ac
  6. #fce6ba
  7. #fdebc7
  8. #fdf0d5
  9. #fef5e3
  10. #fefaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9cd74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9cd74
  2. #edc575
  3. #e1be76
  4. #d5b678
  5. #c9ae79
  6. #bda77a
  7. #b09f7b
  8. #a4977c
  9. #988f7e
  10. #8c887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3d1b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cc6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd877 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbfb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebcd6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1d376 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc5a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9cd74 {
  color: #f9cd74;
}
Background
.bg-f9cd74 {
  background-color: #f9cd74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9cd74 {
  border: 2px solid #f9cd74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9cd74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 205 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 92% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9cd74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9cd74, #e3f974);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9cd74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 205 116 / 0.35);
}

#ffc87c Topaz ΔE 4.62 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.31 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.89 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.04 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.10 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.11 #06328b Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Topaz
#f9cd74  rgb(249, 205, 116)  hsl(40, 92%, 72%)  Topaz
#74a0f9  rgb(116, 160, 249)  hsl(220, 92%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#74f9cd  rgb(116, 249, 205)  hsl(160, 92%, 72%)  Aquamarine
#cd74f9  rgb(205, 116, 249)  hsl(280, 92%, 72%)  Heliotrope