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#FDC656

#fdc656 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdc656 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 66.01% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 40.24°, with 97.66% saturation and 66.47% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.6194

Complementary

  1. #fdc656
  2. #568dfd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc656
  2. #56e0fd
  3. #7256fd

Analogous

  1. #fd7256
  2. #fdc656
  3. #e0fd56

Triadic

  1. #fdc656
  2. #56fdc6
  3. #c656fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc656
  2. #8dfd56
  3. #568dfd
  4. #c656fd

Square

  1. #fdc656
  2. #56fd72
  3. #568dfd
  4. #fd56e0

Monochromatic

  1. #b87c02
  2. #fcad0a
  3. #fdc656
  4. #fedfa2
  5. #fff8eb

Shades

#fdc656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc656
  2. #e4b24d
  3. #ca9e45
  4. #b18b3c
  5. #987734
  6. #7f632b
  7. #654f22
  8. #4c3b1a
  9. #332811
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc656
  2. #fdcc67
  3. #fdd178
  4. #fed789
  5. #fedd9a
  6. #fee3ab
  7. #fee8bb
  8. #feeecc
  9. #fff4dd
  10. #fff9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc656
  2. #f1bf5a
  3. #e4b85e
  4. #d8b163
  5. #cbaa67
  6. #bfa36b
  7. #b29c6f
  8. #a69573
  9. #998e78
  10. #8d877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3cbab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc649 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead45a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc64f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cf59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbc93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc656 {
  color: #fdc656;
}
Background
.bg-fdc656 {
  background-color: #fdc656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc656 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 198 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc656, #e0fd56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 198 86 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.64 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.77 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.14 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.15 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.16 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.38 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.93 #0239a9 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fdc656  rgb(253, 198, 86)  hsl(40, 98%, 66%)  Saffron
#568dfd  rgb(86, 141, 253)  hsl(220, 98%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#56fdc6  rgb(86, 253, 198)  hsl(160, 98%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#c656fd  rgb(198, 86, 253)  hsl(280, 98%, 66%)  Medium Orchid