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#FCC555

#fcc555 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcc555 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 77.25% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.83% magenta, 66.27% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 40.24°, with 96.53% saturation and 66.08% 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 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6128

Complementary

  1. #fcc555
  2. #558cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc555
  2. #55dffc
  3. #7255fc

Analogous

  1. #fc7255
  2. #fcc555
  3. #dffc55

Triadic

  1. #fcc555
  2. #55fcc5
  3. #c555fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc555
  2. #8cfc55
  3. #558cfc
  4. #c555fc

Square

  1. #fcc555
  2. #55fc72
  3. #558cfc
  4. #fc55df

Monochromatic

  1. #b57a03
  2. #fbab0a
  3. #fcc555
  4. #fddfa0
  5. #fff8eb

Shades

#fcc555 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc555
  2. #e3b14d
  3. #ca9e44
  4. #b08a3c
  5. #977633
  6. #7e632b
  7. #654f22
  8. #4c3b1a
  9. #322711
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc555 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc555
  2. #fccb66
  3. #fdd177
  4. #fdd688
  5. #fddc99
  6. #fee2aa
  7. #fee8bb
  8. #feeecc
  9. #fef3dd
  10. #fff9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc555 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc555
  2. #f0be59
  3. #e3b75e
  4. #d7b062
  5. #caa966
  6. #bea36b
  7. #b29c6f
  8. #a59573
  9. #998e77
  10. #8c877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2caaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc548 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d359 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac54e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1ce58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc555 {
  color: #fcc555;
}
Background
.bg-fcc555 {
  background-color: #fcc555;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc555 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc555;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc555;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 197 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 97% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc555 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc555, #dffc55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc555 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 197 85 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.61 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.84 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.95 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.09 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.14 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.34 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.95 #033aaa Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#fcc555  rgb(252, 197, 85)  hsl(40, 97%, 66%)  Saffron
#558cfc  rgb(85, 140, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#55fcc5  rgb(85, 252, 197)  hsl(160, 97%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#c555fc  rgb(197, 85, 252)  hsl(280, 97%, 66%)  Medium Orchid