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#FCF232

#fcf232 ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcf232 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 94.9% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.97% magenta, 80.16% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 57.03°, with 97.12% saturation and 59.22% 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 17.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.8443

Complementary

  1. #fcf232
  2. #323cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf232
  2. #32a1fc
  3. #8d32fc

Analogous

  1. #fc8d32
  2. #fcf232
  3. #a1fc32

Triadic

  1. #fcf232
  2. #32fcf2
  3. #f232fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf232
  2. #3cfc32
  3. #323cfc
  4. #f232fc

Square

  1. #fcf232
  2. #32fc8d
  3. #323cfc
  4. #fc32a1

Monochromatic

  1. #938c02
  2. #ded303
  3. #fcf232
  4. #fdf77d
  5. #fefcc9

Shades

#fcf232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf232
  2. #e3da2d
  3. #cac228
  4. #b0a923
  5. #97911e
  6. #7e7919
  7. #656114
  8. #4c490f
  9. #32300a
  10. #191805
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf232
  2. #fcf347
  3. #fdf55b
  4. #fdf670
  5. #fdf784
  6. #fef999
  7. #fefaad
  8. #fefbc2
  9. #fefcd6
  10. #fffeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf232
  2. #f0e73a
  3. #e3db42
  4. #d7d049
  5. #cac451
  6. #beb959
  7. #b2ae61
  8. #a5a269
  9. #999770
  10. #8c8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3efbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff044 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe1d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffed10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff13d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe8a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf232 {
  color: #fcf232;
}
Background
.bg-fcf232 {
  background-color: #fcf232;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf232 {
  border: 2px solid #fcf232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 242 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 97% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf232, #a1fc32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 242 50 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.79 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.91 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.93 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.79 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.14 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.36 #030dcd Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fcf232  rgb(252, 242, 50)  hsl(57, 97%, 59%)  Cadmium Yellow
#323cfc  rgb(50, 60, 252)  hsl(237, 97%, 59%)  Han Purple
#32fcf2  rgb(50, 252, 242)  hsl(177, 97%, 59%)  Turquoise Blue
#f232fc  rgb(242, 50, 252)  hsl(297, 97%, 59%)  Fuchsia