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#FDC415

#fdc415 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc415 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 76.86% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.53% magenta, 91.7% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 45.26°, with 98.31% saturation and 53.73% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.49.

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Relative luminance0.6042

Complementary

  1. #fdc415
  2. #154efd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc415
  2. #15c2fd
  3. #5015fd

Analogous

  1. #fd5015
  2. #fdc415
  3. #c2fd15

Triadic

  1. #fdc415
  2. #15fdc4
  3. #c415fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc415
  2. #4efd15
  3. #154efd
  4. #c415fd

Square

  1. #fdc415
  2. #15fd50
  3. #154efd
  4. #fd15c2

Monochromatic

  1. #785b01
  2. #c49402
  3. #fdc415
  4. #fed761
  5. #feeaad

Shades

#fdc415 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc415
  2. #e4b013
  3. #ca9d11
  4. #b1890f
  5. #98760d
  6. #7f620b
  7. #654e08
  8. #4c3b06
  9. #332704
  10. #191402
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc415 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc415
  2. #fdca2c
  3. #fdd044
  4. #fed65b
  5. #fedc73
  6. #fee28a
  7. #fee7a1
  8. #feedb9
  9. #fff3d0
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc415 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc415
  2. #f1bd20
  3. #e4b62a
  4. #d8b035
  5. #cba940
  6. #bfa24b
  7. #b29b55
  8. #a69460
  9. #998e6b
  10. #8d8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c9a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3cd20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb985 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc415 {
  color: #fdc415;
}
Background
.bg-fdc415 {
  background-color: #fdc415;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc415 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc415;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc415;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 196 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc415 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc415, #c2fd15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc415 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 196 21 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.49 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.59 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.95 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.30 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.00 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.96 #023bea Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fdc415  rgb(253, 196, 21)  hsl(45, 98%, 54%)  Mikado Yellow
#154efd  rgb(21, 78, 253)  hsl(225, 98%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#15fdc4  rgb(21, 253, 196)  hsl(165, 98%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#c415fd  rgb(196, 21, 253)  hsl(285, 98%, 54%)  Electric Purple