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#FCC324

#fcc324 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcc324 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.62% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 44.17°, with 97.3% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.05.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5985

Complementary

  1. #fcc324
  2. #245dfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc324
  2. #24c9fc
  3. #5724fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5724
  2. #fcc324
  3. #c9fc24

Triadic

  1. #fcc324
  2. #24fcc3
  3. #c324fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc324
  2. #5dfc24
  3. #245dfc
  4. #c324fc

Square

  1. #fcc324
  2. #24fc57
  3. #245dfc
  4. #fc24c9

Monochromatic

  1. #856302
  2. #d19a03
  3. #fcc324
  4. #fdd86f
  5. #feecbb

Shades

#fcc324 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc324
  2. #e3b020
  3. #ca9c1d
  4. #b08919
  5. #977516
  6. #7e6212
  7. #654e0e
  8. #4c3b0b
  9. #322707
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc324 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc324
  2. #fcc93a
  3. #fdcf50
  4. #fdd566
  5. #fddb7c
  6. #fee192
  7. #fee7a7
  8. #feedbd
  9. #fef3d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc324 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc324
  2. #f0bc2d
  3. #e3b636
  4. #d7af40
  5. #caa849
  6. #bea252
  7. #b29b5b
  8. #a59464
  9. #998d6e
  10. #8c8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac301 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cc2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc324 {
  color: #fcc324;
}
Background
.bg-fcc324 {
  background-color: #fcc324;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc324 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc324;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc324;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 195 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc324 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc324, #c9fc24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc324 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 195 36 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.05 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.13 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.83 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.21 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.44 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.82 #033cdb Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fcc324  rgb(252, 195, 36)  hsl(44, 97%, 56%)  Mikado Yellow
#245dfc  rgb(36, 93, 252)  hsl(224, 97%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#24fcc3  rgb(36, 252, 195)  hsl(164, 97%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c324fc  rgb(195, 36, 252)  hsl(284, 97%, 56%)  Electric Purple