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#FDC438

#fdc438 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc438 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.53% magenta, 77.87% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.64°, with 98.01% saturation and 60.59% 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 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.6065

Complementary

  1. #fdc438
  2. #3871fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc438
  2. #38d4fd
  3. #6238fd

Analogous

  1. #fd6238
  2. #fdc438
  3. #d4fd38

Triadic

  1. #fdc438
  2. #38fdc4
  3. #c438fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc438
  2. #71fd38
  3. #3871fd
  4. #c438fd

Square

  1. #fdc438
  2. #38fd62
  3. #3871fd
  4. #fd38d4

Monochromatic

  1. #9a6e02
  2. #e6a402
  3. #fdc438
  4. #feda84
  5. #fff1cf

Shades

#fdc438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc438
  2. #e4b032
  3. #ca9d2d
  4. #b18927
  5. #987622
  6. #7f621c
  7. #654e16
  8. #4c3b11
  9. #33270b
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc438
  2. #fdca4c
  3. #fdd060
  4. #fed674
  5. #fedc88
  6. #fee29c
  7. #fee7af
  8. #feedc3
  9. #fff3d7
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc438
  2. #f1bd3f
  3. #e4b646
  4. #d8b04e
  5. #cba955
  6. #bfa25c
  7. #b29b63
  8. #a6946a
  9. #998e72
  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 #ddc41b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd33f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac429 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cd3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb98a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc438 {
  color: #fdc438;
}
Background
.bg-fdc438 {
  background-color: #fdc438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc438 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 196 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc438, #d4fd38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 196 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.28 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.48 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.54 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.61 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.76 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.17 #023bc7 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fdc438  rgb(253, 196, 56)  hsl(43, 98%, 61%)  Mikado Yellow
#3871fd  rgb(56, 113, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#38fdc4  rgb(56, 253, 196)  hsl(163, 98%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c438fd  rgb(196, 56, 253)  hsl(283, 98%, 61%)  Electric Purple