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#FDC424

#fdc424 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc424 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.53% magenta, 85.77% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.24°, with 98.19% saturation and 56.67% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.93.

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Relative luminance0.6049

Complementary

  1. #fdc424
  2. #245dfd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc424
  2. #24cafd
  3. #5824fd

Analogous

  1. #fd5824
  2. #fdc424
  3. #cafd24

Triadic

  1. #fdc424
  2. #24fdc4
  3. #c424fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc424
  2. #5dfd24
  3. #245dfd
  4. #c424fd

Square

  1. #fdc424
  2. #24fd58
  3. #245dfd
  4. #fd24ca

Monochromatic

  1. #876401
  2. #d39c02
  3. #fdc424
  4. #fed870
  5. #feedbc

Shades

#fdc424 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc424
  2. #e4b020
  3. #ca9d1d
  4. #b18919
  5. #987616
  6. #7f6212
  7. #654e0e
  8. #4c3b0b
  9. #332707
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc424 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc424
  2. #fdca3a
  3. #fdd050
  4. #fed666
  5. #fedc7c
  6. #fee292
  7. #fee7a7
  8. #feedbd
  9. #fff3d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc424 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc424
  2. #f1bd2d
  3. #e4b636
  4. #d8b040
  5. #cba949
  6. #bfa252
  7. #b29b5b
  8. #a69464
  9. #998e6e
  10. #8d8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cd2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc424 {
  color: #fdc424;
}
Background
.bg-fdc424 {
  background-color: #fdc424;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc424 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc424;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc424;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 196 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc424 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc424, #cafd24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc424 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 196 36 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.93 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.12 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.92 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.23 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.24 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.02 #023bdb Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fdc424  rgb(253, 196, 36)  hsl(44, 98%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#245dfd  rgb(36, 93, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#24fdc4  rgb(36, 253, 196)  hsl(164, 98%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c424fd  rgb(196, 36, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 57%)  Electric Purple