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#FCD712

#fcd712 ≈ Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcd712 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 84.31% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.68% magenta, 92.86% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 50.51°, with 97.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 14.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gold (#ffd700), ΔE 0.78.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6934

Complementary

  1. #fcd712
  2. #1237fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcd712
  2. #12acfc
  3. #6212fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6212
  2. #fcd712
  3. #acfc12

Triadic

  1. #fcd712
  2. #12fcd7
  3. #d712fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcd712
  2. #37fc12
  3. #1237fc
  4. #d712fc

Square

  1. #fcd712
  2. #12fc62
  3. #1237fc
  4. #fc12ac

Monochromatic

  1. #746101
  2. #bfa102
  3. #fcd712
  4. #fde45e
  5. #fef0a9

Shades

#fcd712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcd712
  2. #e3c210
  3. #caac0e
  4. #b0970d
  5. #97810b
  6. #7e6c09
  7. #655607
  8. #4c4105
  9. #322b04
  10. #191602
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcd712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcd712
  2. #fcdb2a
  3. #fddf41
  4. #fde359
  5. #fde771
  6. #feeb89
  7. #feefa0
  8. #fef3b8
  9. #fef7d0
  10. #fffbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcd712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcd712
  2. #f0ce1d
  3. #e3c628
  4. #d7bd33
  5. #cab43e
  6. #beac49
  7. #b2a354
  8. #a59a5f
  9. #99916a
  10. #8c8975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8d8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc5b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4d400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fadb23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcd712 {
  color: #fcd712;
}
Background
.bg-fcd712 {
  background-color: #fcd712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcd712 {
  border: 2px solid #fcd712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcd712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 215 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 98% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcd712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcd712, #acfc12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcd712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 215 18 / 0.35);
}

#ffd700 Gold ΔE 0.78 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 1.84 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 2.20 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.30 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.67 #0328ed Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Gold
#fcd712  rgb(252, 215, 18)  hsl(51, 98%, 53%)  Gold
#1237fc  rgb(18, 55, 252)  hsl(231, 98%, 53%)  Han Purple
#12fcd7  rgb(18, 252, 215)  hsl(171, 98%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#d712fc  rgb(215, 18, 252)  hsl(291, 98%, 53%)  Electric Purple