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#FCF04E

#fcf04e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcf04e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 94.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 69.05% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 55.86°, with 96.67% saturation and 64.71% 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 17.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.8357

Complementary

  1. #fcf04e
  2. #4e5afc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf04e
  2. #4eb1fc
  3. #994efc

Analogous

  1. #fc994e
  2. #fcf04e
  3. #b1fc4e

Triadic

  1. #fcf04e
  2. #4efcf0
  3. #f04efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf04e
  2. #5afc4e
  3. #4e5afc
  4. #f04efc

Square

  1. #fcf04e
  2. #4efc99
  3. #4e5afc
  4. #fc4eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #aea203
  2. #f9e804
  3. #fcf04e
  4. #fdf699
  5. #fffde4

Shades

#fcf04e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf04e
  2. #e3d846
  3. #cac03e
  4. #b0a837
  5. #97902f
  6. #7e7827
  7. #65601f
  8. #4c4817
  9. #323010
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf04e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf04e
  2. #fcf260
  3. #fdf371
  4. #fdf583
  5. #fdf695
  6. #fef8a7
  7. #fef9b8
  8. #fefbca
  9. #fefcdc
  10. #fffeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf04e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf04e
  2. #f0e553
  3. #e3da58
  4. #d7ce5d
  5. #cac362
  6. #beb867
  7. #b2ad6c
  8. #a5a271
  9. #999676
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2edc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe834 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffeb40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe7ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf04e {
  color: #fcf04e;
}
Background
.bg-fcf04e {
  background-color: #fcf04e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf04e {
  border: 2px solid #fcf04e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf04e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 240 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf04e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf04e, #b1fc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf04e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 240 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.29 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.42 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.50 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.66 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.73 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.84 #030fb1 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Icterine
#fcf04e  rgb(252, 240, 78)  hsl(56, 97%, 65%)  Icterine
#4e5afc  rgb(78, 90, 252)  hsl(236, 97%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efcf0  rgb(78, 252, 240)  hsl(176, 97%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#f04efc  rgb(240, 78, 252)  hsl(296, 97%, 65%)  Fuchsia