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#FCCE42

#fcce42 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcce42 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 80.78% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.25% magenta, 73.81% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 45.16°, with 96.88% saturation and 62.35% 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 14.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6523

Complementary

  1. #fcce42
  2. #4270fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcce42
  2. #42cdfc
  3. #7142fc

Analogous

  1. #fc7142
  2. #fcce42
  3. #cdfc42

Triadic

  1. #fcce42
  2. #42fcce
  3. #ce42fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcce42
  2. #70fc42
  3. #4270fc
  4. #ce42fc

Square

  1. #fcce42
  2. #42fc71
  3. #4270fc
  4. #fc42cd

Monochromatic

  1. #a27b03
  2. #eeb404
  3. #fcce42
  4. #fde28d
  5. #fef5d9

Shades

#fcce42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcce42
  2. #e3b93b
  3. #caa535
  4. #b0902e
  5. #977c28
  6. #7e6721
  7. #65521a
  8. #4c3e14
  9. #32290d
  10. #191507
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcce42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcce42
  2. #fcd355
  3. #fdd868
  4. #fddd7b
  5. #fde28e
  6. #fee7a1
  7. #feebb3
  8. #fef0c6
  9. #fef5d9
  10. #fffaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcce42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcce42
  2. #f0c648
  3. #e3be4e
  4. #d7b755
  5. #caaf5b
  6. #bea761
  7. #b29f67
  8. #a5976d
  9. #999074
  10. #8c887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5d1ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cc2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d94a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbdb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efcd35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d447 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcce42 {
  color: #fcce42;
}
Background
.bg-fcce42 {
  background-color: #fcce42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcce42 {
  border: 2px solid #fcce42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcce42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 206 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcce42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcce42, #cdfc42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcce42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 206 66 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.46 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.41 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.01 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.71 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.79 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.96 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.14 #0331bd Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fcce42  rgb(252, 206, 66)  hsl(45, 97%, 62%)  Sunglow
#4270fc  rgb(66, 112, 252)  hsl(225, 97%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#42fcce  rgb(66, 252, 206)  hsl(165, 97%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#ce42fc  rgb(206, 66, 252)  hsl(285, 97%, 62%)  Medium Orchid