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#FCC438

#fcc438 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcc438 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 76.86% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 97.03% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6046

Complementary

  1. #fcc438
  2. #3870fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc438
  2. #38d2fc
  3. #6238fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6238
  2. #fcc438
  3. #d2fc38

Triadic

  1. #fcc438
  2. #38fcc4
  3. #c438fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc438
  2. #70fc38
  3. #3870fc
  4. #c438fc

Square

  1. #fcc438
  2. #38fc62
  3. #3870fc
  4. #fc38d2

Monochromatic

  1. #996e02
  2. #e4a403
  3. #fcc438
  4. #fdda83
  5. #fef1cf

Shades

#fcc438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc438
  2. #e3b032
  3. #ca9d2d
  4. #b08927
  5. #977622
  6. #7e621c
  7. #654e16
  8. #4c3b11
  9. #32270b
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc438
  2. #fcca4c
  3. #fdd060
  4. #fdd674
  5. #fddc88
  6. #fee29c
  7. #fee7af
  8. #feedc3
  9. #fef3d7
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc438
  2. #f0bd3f
  3. #e3b646
  4. #d7b04e
  5. #caa955
  6. #bea25c
  7. #b29b63
  8. #a5946a
  9. #998e72
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c9a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc41b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead240 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac429 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cd3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb98a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc438 {
  color: #fcc438;
}
Background
.bg-fcc438 {
  background-color: #fcc438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc438 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 196 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc438, #d2fc38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 196 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.27 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.36 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.43 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.61 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.45 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.95 #033bc7 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fcc438  rgb(252, 196, 56)  hsl(43, 97%, 60%)  Mikado Yellow
#3870fc  rgb(56, 112, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#38fcc4  rgb(56, 252, 196)  hsl(163, 97%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c438fc  rgb(196, 56, 252)  hsl(283, 97%, 60%)  Electric Purple