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#FCF33E

#fcf33e ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcf33e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 95.29% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.57% magenta, 75.4% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 57.16°, with 96.94% saturation and 61.57% 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 18.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.8514

Complementary

  1. #fcf33e
  2. #3e47fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf33e
  2. #3ea6fc
  3. #943efc

Analogous

  1. #fc943e
  2. #fcf33e
  3. #a6fc3e

Triadic

  1. #fcf33e
  2. #3efcf3
  3. #f33efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf33e
  2. #47fc3e
  3. #3e47fc
  4. #f33efc

Square

  1. #fcf33e
  2. #3efc94
  3. #3e47fc
  4. #fc3ea6

Monochromatic

  1. #9f9702
  2. #eadf04
  3. #fcf33e
  4. #fdf889
  5. #fefcd5

Shades

#fcf33e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf33e
  2. #e3db38
  3. #cac232
  4. #b0aa2b
  5. #979225
  6. #7e7a1f
  7. #656119
  8. #4c4913
  9. #32310c
  10. #191806
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf33e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf33e
  2. #fcf451
  3. #fdf565
  4. #fdf778
  5. #fdf88b
  6. #fef99f
  7. #fefab2
  8. #fefbc5
  9. #fefdd8
  10. #fffeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf33e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf33e
  2. #f0e845
  3. #e3dc4b
  4. #d7d152
  5. #cac558
  6. #beba5f
  7. #b2ae66
  8. #a5a36c
  9. #999773
  10. #8c8c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f0c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff14d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffee28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff247 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe9aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf33e {
  color: #fcf33e;
}
Background
.bg-fcf33e {
  background-color: #fcf33e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf33e {
  border: 2px solid #fcf33e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf33e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 243 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf33e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf33e, #a6fc3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf33e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 243 62 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.35 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.41 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.63 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.63 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.74 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.03 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.19 #030cc1 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fcf33e  rgb(252, 243, 62)  hsl(57, 97%, 62%)  Cadmium Yellow
#3e47fc  rgb(62, 71, 252)  hsl(237, 97%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#3efcf3  rgb(62, 252, 243)  hsl(177, 97%, 62%)  Turquoise Blue
#f33efc  rgb(243, 62, 252)  hsl(297, 97%, 62%)  Fuchsia