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#FCC951

#fcc951 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcc951 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 78.82% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.24% magenta, 67.86% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.11°, with 96.61% saturation and 65.29% 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 13.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6306

Complementary

  1. #fcc951
  2. #5184fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc951
  2. #51d9fc
  3. #7351fc

Analogous

  1. #fc7351
  2. #fcc951
  3. #d9fc51

Triadic

  1. #fcc951
  2. #51fcc9
  3. #c951fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc951
  2. #84fc51
  3. #5184fc
  4. #c951fc

Square

  1. #fcc951
  2. #51fc73
  3. #5184fc
  4. #fc51d9

Monochromatic

  1. #b17d03
  2. #fbb206
  3. #fcc951
  4. #fde09c
  5. #fff8e7

Shades

#fcc951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc951
  2. #e3b549
  3. #caa141
  4. #b08d39
  5. #977931
  6. #7e6529
  7. #655020
  8. #4c3c18
  9. #322810
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc951
  2. #fcce62
  3. #fdd474
  4. #fdd985
  5. #fddf97
  6. #fee4a8
  7. #fee9b9
  8. #feefcb
  9. #fef4dc
  10. #fffaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc951
  2. #f0c256
  3. #e3ba5a
  4. #d7b35f
  5. #caac64
  6. #bea569
  7. #b29d6d
  8. #a59672
  9. #998f77
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3cdac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c842 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd656 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc949 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d154 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbf93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc951 {
  color: #fcc951;
}
Background
.bg-fcc951 {
  background-color: #fcc951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc951 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 201 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc951, #d9fc51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 201 81 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.21 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.30 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.52 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.87 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.55 #0336ae Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fcc951  rgb(252, 201, 81)  hsl(42, 97%, 65%)  Sunglow
#5184fc  rgb(81, 132, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#51fcc9  rgb(81, 252, 201)  hsl(162, 97%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c951fc  rgb(201, 81, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 65%)  Medium Orchid