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#FCED4D

#fced4d ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fced4d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 92.94% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.95% magenta, 69.44% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 54.86°, with 96.69% saturation and 64.51% 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 17.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.818

Complementary

  1. #fced4d
  2. #4d5cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fced4d
  2. #4db3fc
  3. #964dfc

Analogous

  1. #fc964d
  2. #fced4d
  3. #b3fc4d

Triadic

  1. #fced4d
  2. #4dfced
  3. #ed4dfc

Tetradic

  1. #fced4d
  2. #5cfc4d
  3. #4d5cfc
  4. #ed4dfc

Square

  1. #fced4d
  2. #4dfc96
  3. #4d5cfc
  4. #fc4db3

Monochromatic

  1. #ad9f03
  2. #f8e304
  3. #fced4d
  4. #fdf598
  5. #fffce3

Shades

#fced4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fced4d
  2. #e3d545
  3. #cabe3e
  4. #b0a636
  5. #978e2e
  6. #7e7727
  7. #655f1f
  8. #4c4717
  9. #322f0f
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fced4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fced4d
  2. #fcef5f
  3. #fdf171
  4. #fdf282
  5. #fdf494
  6. #fef6a6
  7. #fef8b8
  8. #fefaca
  9. #fefbdb
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fced4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fced4d
  2. #f0e252
  3. #e3d757
  4. #d7cc5c
  5. #cac161
  6. #beb767
  7. #b2ac6c
  8. #a5a171
  9. #999676
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ebbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe533 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe83f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fced4d {
  color: #fced4d;
}
Background
.bg-fced4d {
  background-color: #fced4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fced4d {
  border: 2px solid #fced4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fced4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 237 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fced4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fced4d, #b3fc4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fced4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 237 77 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.87 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.07 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.35 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.45 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.62 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.12 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.27 #0312b2 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#fced4d  rgb(252, 237, 77)  hsl(55, 97%, 65%)  Dandelion
#4d5cfc  rgb(77, 92, 252)  hsl(235, 97%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4dfced  rgb(77, 252, 237)  hsl(175, 97%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed4dfc  rgb(237, 77, 252)  hsl(295, 97%, 65%)  Fuchsia