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#FCED51

#fced51 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fced51 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.95% magenta, 67.86% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 54.74°, with 96.61% saturation and 65.29% 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 17.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.8186

Complementary

  1. #fced51
  2. #5160fc

Split complementary

  1. #fced51
  2. #51b5fc
  3. #9751fc

Analogous

  1. #fc9751
  2. #fced51
  3. #b5fc51

Triadic

  1. #fced51
  2. #51fced
  3. #ed51fc

Tetradic

  1. #fced51
  2. #60fc51
  3. #5160fc
  4. #ed51fc

Square

  1. #fced51
  2. #51fc97
  3. #5160fc
  4. #fc51b5

Monochromatic

  1. #b1a203
  2. #fbe506
  3. #fced51
  4. #fdf59c
  5. #fffde7

Shades

#fced51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fced51
  2. #e3d549
  3. #cabe41
  4. #b0a639
  5. #978e31
  6. #7e7729
  7. #655f20
  8. #4c4718
  9. #322f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fced51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fced51
  2. #fcef62
  3. #fdf174
  4. #fdf285
  5. #fdf497
  6. #fef6a8
  7. #fef8b9
  8. #fefacb
  9. #fefbdc
  10. #fffdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fced51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fced51
  2. #f0e256
  3. #e3d75a
  4. #d7cc5f
  5. #cac164
  6. #beb769
  7. #b2ac6d
  8. #a5a172
  9. #999677
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ebc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe53a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe844 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fced51 {
  color: #fced51;
}
Background
.bg-fced51 {
  background-color: #fced51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fced51 {
  border: 2px solid #fced51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fced51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 237 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fced51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fced51, #b5fc51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fced51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 237 81 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.98 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.02 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.68 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.89 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.40 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.41 #0312ae Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#fced51  rgb(252, 237, 81)  hsl(55, 97%, 65%)  Icterine
#5160fc  rgb(81, 96, 252)  hsl(235, 97%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51fced  rgb(81, 252, 237)  hsl(175, 97%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed51fc  rgb(237, 81, 252)  hsl(295, 97%, 65%)  Fuchsia