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#FDC638

#fdc638 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc638 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 77.65% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 77.87% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 43.25°, 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6156

Complementary

  1. #fdc638
  2. #386ffd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc638
  2. #38d1fd
  3. #6438fd

Analogous

  1. #fd6438
  2. #fdc638
  3. #d1fd38

Triadic

  1. #fdc638
  2. #38fdc6
  3. #c638fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc638
  2. #6ffd38
  3. #386ffd
  4. #c638fd

Square

  1. #fdc638
  2. #38fd64
  3. #386ffd
  4. #fd38d1

Monochromatic

  1. #9a7002
  2. #e6a702
  3. #fdc638
  4. #fedc84
  5. #fff1cf

Shades

#fdc638 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc638
  2. #e4b232
  3. #ca9e2d
  4. #b18b27
  5. #987722
  6. #7f631c
  7. #654f16
  8. #4c3b11
  9. #33280b
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc638 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc638
  2. #fdcc4c
  3. #fdd160
  4. #fed774
  5. #fedd88
  6. #fee39c
  7. #fee8af
  8. #feeec3
  9. #fff4d7
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc638 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc638
  2. #f1bf3f
  3. #e4b846
  4. #d8b14e
  5. #cbaa55
  6. #bfa35c
  7. #b29c63
  8. #a6956a
  9. #998e72
  10. #8d8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc51a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd440 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc629 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3ce3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc638 {
  color: #fdc638;
}
Background
.bg-fdc638 {
  background-color: #fdc638;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc638 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc638;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc638;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 198 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc638 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc638, #d1fd38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc638 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 198 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.04 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.11 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.13 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.36 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.86 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.74 #0239c7 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdc638  rgb(253, 198, 56)  hsl(43, 98%, 61%)  Sunglow
#386ffd  rgb(56, 111, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#38fdc6  rgb(56, 253, 198)  hsl(163, 98%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c638fd  rgb(198, 56, 253)  hsl(283, 98%, 61%)  Electric Purple