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#FCED28

#fced28 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fced28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 92.94% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.95% magenta, 84.13% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 55.75°, with 97.25% saturation and 57.25% 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 17.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.07.

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Relative luminance0.8142

Complementary

  1. #fced28
  2. #2837fc

Split complementary

  1. #fced28
  2. #28a1fc
  3. #8328fc

Analogous

  1. #fc8328
  2. #fced28
  3. #a1fc28

Triadic

  1. #fced28
  2. #28fced
  3. #ed28fc

Tetradic

  1. #fced28
  2. #37fc28
  3. #2837fc
  4. #ed28fc

Square

  1. #fced28
  2. #28fc83
  3. #2837fc
  4. #fc28a1

Monochromatic

  1. #897f02
  2. #d5c603
  3. #fced28
  4. #fdf373
  5. #fefabf

Shades

#fced28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fced28
  2. #e3d524
  3. #cabe20
  4. #b0a61c
  5. #978e18
  6. #7e7714
  7. #655f10
  8. #4c470c
  9. #322f08
  10. #191804
  11. #000000

Tints

#fced28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fced28
  2. #fcef3e
  3. #fdf153
  4. #fdf269
  5. #fdf47e
  6. #fef694
  7. #fef8a9
  8. #fefabf
  9. #fefbd4
  10. #fffdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fced28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fced28
  2. #f0e231
  3. #e3d73a
  4. #d7cc42
  5. #cac14b
  6. #beb754
  7. #b2ac5d
  8. #a5a166
  9. #99966e
  10. #8c8b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ebbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fced28 {
  color: #fced28;
}
Background
.bg-fced28 {
  background-color: #fced28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fced28 {
  border: 2px solid #fced28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fced28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 237 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 97% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fced28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fced28, #a1fc28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fced28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 237 40 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.07 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.24 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.36 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.44 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.82 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.29 #0312d7 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fced28  rgb(252, 237, 40)  hsl(56, 97%, 57%)  Aureolin
#2837fc  rgb(40, 55, 252)  hsl(236, 97%, 57%)  Han Purple
#28fced  rgb(40, 252, 237)  hsl(176, 97%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed28fc  rgb(237, 40, 252)  hsl(296, 97%, 57%)  Fuchsia