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#FCF331

#fcf331 ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcf331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 95.29% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.57% magenta, 80.56% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 57.34°, with 97.13% saturation and 59.02% 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 18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.8502

Complementary

  1. #fcf331
  2. #313afc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf331
  2. #31a0fc
  3. #8e31fc

Analogous

  1. #fc8e31
  2. #fcf331
  3. #a0fc31

Triadic

  1. #fcf331
  2. #31fcf3
  3. #f331fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf331
  2. #3afc31
  3. #313afc
  4. #f331fc

Square

  1. #fcf331
  2. #31fc8e
  3. #313afc
  4. #fc31a0

Monochromatic

  1. #928c02
  2. #ddd403
  3. #fcf331
  4. #fdf77c
  5. #fefcc8

Shades

#fcf331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf331
  2. #e3db2c
  3. #cac227
  4. #b0aa22
  5. #97921d
  6. #7e7a19
  7. #656114
  8. #4c490f
  9. #32310a
  10. #191805
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf331
  2. #fcf446
  3. #fdf55a
  4. #fdf76f
  5. #fdf883
  6. #fef998
  7. #fefaad
  8. #fefbc1
  9. #fefdd6
  10. #fffeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf331
  2. #f0e839
  3. #e3dc41
  4. #d7d149
  5. #cac551
  6. #beba59
  7. #b2ae60
  8. #a5a368
  9. #999770
  10. #8c8c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f0bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff143 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffed0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff23d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf331 {
  color: #fcf331;
}
Background
.bg-fcf331 {
  background-color: #fcf331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf331 {
  border: 2px solid #fcf331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 243 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 97% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf331, #a0fc31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 243 49 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.64 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.73 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.08 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.19 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.91 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.20 #030cce Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fcf331  rgb(252, 243, 49)  hsl(57, 97%, 59%)  Cadmium Yellow
#313afc  rgb(49, 58, 252)  hsl(237, 97%, 59%)  Han Purple
#31fcf3  rgb(49, 252, 243)  hsl(177, 97%, 59%)  Turquoise Blue
#f331fc  rgb(243, 49, 252)  hsl(297, 97%, 59%)  Fuchsia