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#FCC311

#fcc311 ≈ Golden Poppy

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcc311 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 76.47% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.62% magenta, 93.25% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 45.45°, with 97.51% saturation and 52.75% 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 12.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Golden Poppy (#fcc200), ΔE 0.4.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5977

Complementary

  1. #fcc311
  2. #114afc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc311
  2. #11bffc
  3. #4e11fc

Analogous

  1. #fc4e11
  2. #fcc311
  3. #bffc11

Triadic

  1. #fcc311
  2. #11fcc3
  3. #c311fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc311
  2. #4afc11
  3. #114afc
  4. #c311fc

Square

  1. #fcc311
  2. #11fc4e
  3. #114afc
  4. #fc11bf

Monochromatic

  1. #735701
  2. #be9102
  3. #fcc311
  4. #fdd65d
  5. #fee9a8

Shades

#fcc311 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc311
  2. #e3b00f
  3. #ca9c0e
  4. #b0890c
  5. #97750a
  6. #7e6209
  7. #654e07
  8. #4c3b05
  9. #322703
  10. #191402
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc311 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc311
  2. #fcc929
  3. #fdcf41
  4. #fdd558
  5. #fddb70
  6. #fee188
  7. #fee7a0
  8. #feedb8
  9. #fef3cf
  10. #fff9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc311 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc311
  2. #f0bc1c
  3. #e3b627
  4. #d7af32
  5. #caa83d
  6. #bea249
  7. #b29b54
  8. #a5945f
  9. #998d6a
  10. #8c8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c8a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead124 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cc1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc311 {
  color: #fcc311;
}
Background
.bg-fcc311 {
  background-color: #fcc311;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc311 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc311;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc311;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 195 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc311 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc311, #bffc11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc311 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 195 17 / 0.35);
}

#fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.40 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.57 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.85 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.37 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.50 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.05 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.09 #033cee Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Golden Poppy
#fcc311  rgb(252, 195, 17)  hsl(45, 98%, 53%)  Golden Poppy
#114afc  rgb(17, 74, 252)  hsl(225, 98%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#11fcc3  rgb(17, 252, 195)  hsl(165, 98%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c311fc  rgb(195, 17, 252)  hsl(285, 98%, 53%)  Electric Purple