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#FDC640

#fdc640 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdc640 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 77.65% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 74.7% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.54°, with 97.93% saturation and 62.16% 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 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6164

Complementary

  1. #fdc640
  2. #4077fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc640
  2. #40d6fd
  3. #6840fd

Analogous

  1. #fd6840
  2. #fdc640
  3. #d6fd40

Triadic

  1. #fdc640
  2. #40fdc6
  3. #c640fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc640
  2. #77fd40
  3. #4077fd
  4. #c640fd

Square

  1. #fdc640
  2. #40fd68
  3. #4077fd
  4. #fd40d6

Monochromatic

  1. #a27402
  2. #eea902
  3. #fdc640
  4. #fedd8c
  5. #fff3d7

Shades

#fdc640 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc640
  2. #e4b23a
  3. #ca9e33
  4. #b18b2d
  5. #987726
  6. #7f6320
  7. #654f1a
  8. #4c3b13
  9. #33280d
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc640 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc640
  2. #fdcc53
  3. #fdd166
  4. #fed779
  5. #fedd8c
  6. #fee3a0
  7. #fee8b3
  8. #feeec6
  9. #fff4d9
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc640 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc640
  2. #f1bf46
  3. #e4b84d
  4. #d8b153
  5. #cbaa5a
  6. #bfa360
  7. #b29c66
  8. #a6956d
  9. #998e73
  10. #8d877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec62a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd447 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc634 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3ce44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc640 {
  color: #fdc640;
}
Background
.bg-fdc640 {
  background-color: #fdc640;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc640 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc640;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc640;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 198 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc640 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc640, #d6fd40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc640 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 198 64 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.54 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.55 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.78 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.01 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.64 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.06 #0239bf Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fdc640  rgb(253, 198, 64)  hsl(43, 98%, 62%)  Saffron
#4077fd  rgb(64, 119, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#40fdc6  rgb(64, 253, 198)  hsl(163, 98%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c640fd  rgb(198, 64, 253)  hsl(283, 98%, 62%)  Electric Purple