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#FDC526

#fdc526 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc526 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 77.25% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.13% magenta, 84.98% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.37°, with 98.17% saturation and 57.06% 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 13.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.05.

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Relative luminance0.6096

Complementary

  1. #fdc526
  2. #265efd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc526
  2. #26cafd
  3. #5926fd

Analogous

  1. #fd5926
  2. #fdc526
  3. #cafd26

Triadic

  1. #fdc526
  2. #26fdc5
  3. #c526fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc526
  2. #5efd26
  3. #265efd
  4. #c526fd

Square

  1. #fdc526
  2. #26fd59
  3. #265efd
  4. #fd26ca

Monochromatic

  1. #896501
  2. #d59e02
  3. #fdc526
  4. #fed972
  5. #feeebe

Shades

#fdc526 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc526
  2. #e4b122
  3. #ca9e1e
  4. #b18a1b
  5. #987617
  6. #7f6313
  7. #654f0f
  8. #4c3b0b
  9. #332708
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc526 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc526
  2. #fdcb3c
  3. #fdd151
  4. #fed667
  5. #fedc7d
  6. #fee293
  7. #fee8a8
  8. #feeebe
  9. #fff3d4
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc526 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc526
  2. #f1be2f
  3. #e4b738
  4. #d8b041
  5. #cba94a
  6. #bfa353
  7. #b29c5c
  8. #a69565
  9. #998e6e
  10. #8d8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2caa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc505 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3ce2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc526 {
  color: #fdc526;
}
Background
.bg-fdc526 {
  background-color: #fdc526;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc526 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc526;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc526;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 197 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc526 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc526, #cafd26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc526 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 197 38 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.05 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.25 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.93 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.03 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.03 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.04 #023ad9 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fdc526  rgb(253, 197, 38)  hsl(44, 98%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#265efd  rgb(38, 94, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#26fdc5  rgb(38, 253, 197)  hsl(164, 98%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c526fd  rgb(197, 38, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 57%)  Electric Purple