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#FCF459

#fcf459 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcf459 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 95.69% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.17% magenta, 64.68% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 57.06°, with 96.45% saturation and 66.86% 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 18.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.8612

Complementary

  1. #fcf459
  2. #5961fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf459
  2. #59b2fc
  3. #a359fc

Analogous

  1. #fca359
  2. #fcf459
  3. #b2fc59

Triadic

  1. #fcf459
  2. #59fcf4
  3. #f459fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf459
  2. #61fc59
  3. #5961fc
  4. #f459fc

Square

  1. #fcf459
  2. #59fca3
  3. #5961fc
  4. #fc59b2

Monochromatic

  1. #b9b003
  2. #fbef0e
  3. #fcf459
  4. #fdf9a4
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fcf459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf459
  2. #e3dc50
  3. #cac347
  4. #b0ab3e
  5. #979235
  6. #7e7a2d
  7. #656224
  8. #4c491b
  9. #323112
  10. #191809
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf459
  2. #fcf56a
  3. #fdf67a
  4. #fdf78b
  5. #fdf89b
  6. #fefaac
  7. #fefbbd
  8. #fefccd
  9. #fefdde
  10. #fffeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf459
  2. #f0e85d
  3. #e3dd61
  4. #d7d165
  5. #cac669
  6. #beba6d
  7. #b2ae70
  8. #a5a374
  9. #999778
  10. #8c8c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4f1c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff263 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe5d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffef4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff35f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffebb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf459 {
  color: #fcf459;
}
Background
.bg-fcf459 {
  background-color: #fcf459;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf459 {
  border: 2px solid #fcf459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 244 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf459, #b2fc59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 244 89 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 0.92 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 2.73 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.02 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.32 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.34 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.59 #030ba6 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Icterine
#fcf459  rgb(252, 244, 89)  hsl(57, 96%, 67%)  Icterine
#5961fc  rgb(89, 97, 252)  hsl(237, 96%, 67%)  Ultramarine Blue
#59fcf4  rgb(89, 252, 244)  hsl(177, 96%, 67%)  Aqua
#f459fc  rgb(244, 89, 252)  hsl(297, 96%, 67%)  Heliotrope