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#FCC72D

#fcc72d ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcc72d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 78.04% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.03% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 44.64°, with 97.18% saturation and 58.24% 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 13.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.23.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6173

Complementary

  1. #fcc72d
  2. #2d62fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc72d
  2. #2dc9fc
  3. #602dfc

Analogous

  1. #fc602d
  2. #fcc72d
  3. #c9fc2d

Triadic

  1. #fcc72d
  2. #2dfcc7
  3. #c72dfc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc72d
  2. #62fc2d
  3. #2d62fc
  4. #c72dfc

Square

  1. #fcc72d
  2. #2dfc60
  3. #2d62fc
  4. #fc2dc9

Monochromatic

  1. #8e6a02
  2. #d9a303
  3. #fcc72d
  4. #fddb78
  5. #feefc4

Shades

#fcc72d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc72d
  2. #e3b329
  3. #ca9f24
  4. #b08b20
  5. #97771b
  6. #7e6417
  7. #655012
  8. #4c3c0e
  9. #322809
  10. #191405
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc72d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc72d
  2. #fccd42
  3. #fdd257
  4. #fdd86c
  5. #fddd81
  6. #fee396
  7. #fee9ab
  8. #feeec0
  9. #fef4d5
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc72d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc72d
  2. #f0c035
  3. #e3b93e
  4. #d7b246
  5. #caab4e
  6. #bea457
  7. #b29c5f
  8. #a59567
  9. #998e6f
  10. #8c8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd437 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc617 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3cf33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbc8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc72d {
  color: #fcc72d;
}
Background
.bg-fcc72d {
  background-color: #fcc72d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc72d {
  border: 2px solid #fcc72d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc72d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 199 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc72d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc72d, #c9fc2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc72d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 199 45 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.23 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.52 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.73 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.88 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.05 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.41 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.48 #0338d2 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fcc72d  rgb(252, 199, 45)  hsl(45, 97%, 58%)  Sunglow
#2d62fc  rgb(45, 98, 252)  hsl(225, 97%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2dfcc7  rgb(45, 252, 199)  hsl(165, 97%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c72dfc  rgb(199, 45, 252)  hsl(285, 97%, 58%)  Electric Purple