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#FDC437

#fdc437 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc437 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.53% magenta, 78.26% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.73°, with 98.02% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.6064

Complementary

  1. #fdc437
  2. #3770fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc437
  2. #37d3fd
  3. #6137fd

Analogous

  1. #fd6137
  2. #fdc437
  3. #d3fd37

Triadic

  1. #fdc437
  2. #37fdc4
  3. #c437fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc437
  2. #70fd37
  3. #3770fd
  4. #c437fd

Square

  1. #fdc437
  2. #37fd61
  3. #3770fd
  4. #fd37d3

Monochromatic

  1. #996e02
  2. #e5a402
  3. #fdc437
  4. #feda83
  5. #fff1ce

Shades

#fdc437 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc437
  2. #e4b032
  3. #ca9d2c
  4. #b18927
  5. #987621
  6. #7f621c
  7. #654e16
  8. #4c3b11
  9. #33270b
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc437 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc437
  2. #fdca4b
  3. #fdd05f
  4. #fed673
  5. #fedc87
  6. #fee29b
  7. #fee7af
  8. #feedc3
  9. #fff3d7
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc437 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc437
  2. #f1bd3e
  3. #e4b646
  4. #d8b04d
  5. #cba954
  6. #bfa25c
  7. #b29b63
  8. #a6946a
  9. #998e71
  10. #8d8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c9a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc419 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd33f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac428 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cd3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb98a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc437 {
  color: #fdc437;
}
Background
.bg-fdc437 {
  background-color: #fdc437;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc437 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc437;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc437;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 196 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc437 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc437, #d3fd37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc437 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 196 55 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.20 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.40 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.57 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.11 #023bc8 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fdc437  rgb(253, 196, 55)  hsl(43, 98%, 60%)  Mikado Yellow
#3770fd  rgb(55, 112, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#37fdc4  rgb(55, 253, 196)  hsl(163, 98%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c437fd  rgb(196, 55, 253)  hsl(283, 98%, 60%)  Electric Purple