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#FCC623

#fcc623 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcc623 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 77.65% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.43% magenta, 86.11% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 45.07°, with 97.31% saturation and 56.27% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.612

Complementary

  1. #fcc623
  2. #2359fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc623
  2. #23c5fc
  3. #5923fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5923
  2. #fcc623
  3. #c5fc23

Triadic

  1. #fcc623
  2. #23fcc6
  3. #c623fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc623
  2. #59fc23
  3. #2359fc
  4. #c623fc

Square

  1. #fcc623
  2. #23fc59
  3. #2359fc
  4. #fc23c5

Monochromatic

  1. #846402
  2. #d09d03
  3. #fcc623
  4. #fdda6e
  5. #feedba

Shades

#fcc623 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc623
  2. #e3b220
  3. #ca9e1c
  4. #b08b19
  5. #977715
  6. #7e6312
  7. #654f0e
  8. #4c3b0b
  9. #322807
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc623 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc623
  2. #fccc39
  3. #fdd14f
  4. #fdd765
  5. #fddd7b
  6. #fee391
  7. #fee8a7
  8. #feeebd
  9. #fef4d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc623 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc623
  2. #f0bf2c
  3. #e3b836
  4. #d7b13f
  5. #caaa48
  6. #bea352
  7. #b29c5b
  8. #a59564
  9. #998e6d
  10. #8c8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1caa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd330 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3ce2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc623 {
  color: #fcc623;
}
Background
.bg-fcc623 {
  background-color: #fcc623;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc623 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc623;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc623;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 198 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc623 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc623, #c5fc23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc623 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 198 35 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.38 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.54 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.72 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.72 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.39 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.43 #0339dc Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fcc623  rgb(252, 198, 35)  hsl(45, 97%, 56%)  Mikado Yellow
#2359fc  rgb(35, 89, 252)  hsl(225, 97%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#23fcc6  rgb(35, 252, 198)  hsl(165, 97%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c623fc  rgb(198, 35, 252)  hsl(285, 97%, 56%)  Electric Purple