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#FDC53B

#fdc53b ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc53b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.13% magenta, 76.68% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.68°, with 97.98% saturation and 61.18% 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6113

Complementary

  1. #fdc53b
  2. #3b73fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc53b
  2. #3bd4fd
  3. #643bfd

Analogous

  1. #fd643b
  2. #fdc53b
  3. #d4fd3b

Triadic

  1. #fdc53b
  2. #3bfdc5
  3. #c53bfd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc53b
  2. #73fd3b
  3. #3b73fd
  4. #c53bfd

Square

  1. #fdc53b
  2. #3bfd64
  3. #3b73fd
  4. #fd3bd4

Monochromatic

  1. #9d7002
  2. #e9a702
  3. #fdc53b
  4. #fedb87
  5. #fff2d2

Shades

#fdc53b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc53b
  2. #e4b135
  3. #ca9e2f
  4. #b18a29
  5. #987623
  6. #7f631e
  7. #654f18
  8. #4c3b12
  9. #33270c
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc53b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc53b
  2. #fdcb4f
  3. #fdd162
  4. #fed676
  5. #fedc89
  6. #fee29d
  7. #fee8b1
  8. #feeec4
  9. #fff3d8
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc53b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc53b
  2. #f1be42
  3. #e4b749
  4. #d8b050
  5. #cba957
  6. #bfa35e
  7. #b29c64
  8. #a6956b
  9. #998e72
  10. #8d8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2caa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec521 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd342 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc52d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2ce3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc53b {
  color: #fdc53b;
}
Background
.bg-fdc53b {
  background-color: #fdc53b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc53b {
  border: 2px solid #fdc53b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc53b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 197 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc53b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc53b, #d4fd3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc53b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 197 59 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.42 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.49 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.57 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.64 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.03 #023ac4 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fdc53b  rgb(253, 197, 59)  hsl(43, 98%, 61%)  Mikado Yellow
#3b73fd  rgb(59, 115, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3bfdc5  rgb(59, 253, 197)  hsl(163, 98%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c53bfd  rgb(197, 59, 253)  hsl(283, 98%, 61%)  Electric Purple