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#FDC321

#fdc321 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc321 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 76.47% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.92% magenta, 86.96% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.18°, with 98.21% saturation and 56.08% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.88.

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Relative luminance0.6002

Complementary

  1. #fdc321
  2. #215bfd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc321
  2. #21c9fd
  3. #5521fd

Analogous

  1. #fd5521
  2. #fdc321
  3. #c9fd21

Triadic

  1. #fdc321
  2. #21fdc3
  3. #c321fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc321
  2. #5bfd21
  3. #215bfd
  4. #c321fd

Square

  1. #fdc321
  2. #21fd55
  3. #215bfd
  4. #fd21c9

Monochromatic

  1. #846101
  2. #d09902
  3. #fdc321
  4. #fed76d
  5. #feecb9

Shades

#fdc321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc321
  2. #e4b01e
  3. #ca9c1a
  4. #b18917
  5. #987514
  6. #7f6211
  7. #654e0d
  8. #4c3b0a
  9. #332707
  10. #191403
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc321
  2. #fdc937
  3. #fdcf4d
  4. #fed564
  5. #fedb7a
  6. #fee190
  7. #fee7a6
  8. #feedbc
  9. #fff3d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc321
  2. #f1bc2b
  3. #e4b634
  4. #d8af3e
  5. #cba847
  6. #bfa251
  7. #b29b5a
  8. #a69464
  9. #998d6d
  10. #8d8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd22d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cc29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc321 {
  color: #fdc321;
}
Background
.bg-fdc321 {
  background-color: #fdc321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc321 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 195 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc321, #c9fd21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 195 33 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.88 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.02 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.62 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.45 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.02 #023cde Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fdc321  rgb(253, 195, 33)  hsl(44, 98%, 56%)  Mikado Yellow
#215bfd  rgb(33, 91, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#21fdc3  rgb(33, 253, 195)  hsl(164, 98%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c321fd  rgb(195, 33, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 56%)  Electric Purple