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#FCD053

#fcd053 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcd053 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 81.57% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.46% magenta, 67.06% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 44.38°, with 96.57% saturation and 65.69% 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 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6643

Complementary

  1. #fcd053
  2. #537ffc

Split complementary

  1. #fcd053
  2. #53d4fc
  3. #7c53fc

Analogous

  1. #fc7c53
  2. #fcd053
  3. #d4fc53

Triadic

  1. #fcd053
  2. #53fcd0
  3. #d053fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcd053
  2. #7ffc53
  3. #537ffc
  4. #d053fc

Square

  1. #fcd053
  2. #53fc7c
  3. #537ffc
  4. #fc53d4

Monochromatic

  1. #b38503
  2. #fbbb08
  3. #fcd053
  4. #fde59e
  5. #fff9e9

Shades

#fcd053 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcd053
  2. #e3bb4b
  3. #caa642
  4. #b0923a
  5. #977d32
  6. #7e682a
  7. #655321
  8. #4c3e19
  9. #322a11
  10. #191508
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcd053 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcd053
  2. #fcd564
  3. #fdd975
  4. #fdde87
  5. #fde398
  6. #fee8a9
  7. #feecba
  8. #fef1cb
  9. #fef6dd
  10. #fffaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcd053 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcd053
  2. #f0c858
  3. #e3c05c
  4. #d7b861
  5. #cab065
  6. #bea86a
  7. #b2a06e
  8. #a59873
  9. #999077
  10. #8c887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6d3b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ce43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbfb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efcf4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d657 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc698 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcd053 {
  color: #fcd053;
}
Background
.bg-fcd053 {
  background-color: #fcd053;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcd053 {
  border: 2px solid #fcd053;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcd053;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 208 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 97% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcd053 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcd053, #d4fc53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcd053 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 208 83 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.80 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.23 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.43 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.70 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.32 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.03 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.13 #032fac Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fcd053  rgb(252, 208, 83)  hsl(44, 97%, 66%)  Sunglow
#537ffc  rgb(83, 127, 252)  hsl(224, 97%, 66%)  Brandeis Blue
#53fcd0  rgb(83, 252, 208)  hsl(164, 97%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#d053fc  rgb(208, 83, 252)  hsl(284, 97%, 66%)  Medium Orchid