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#FDC72B

#fdc72b ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc72b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 78.04% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.34% magenta, 83% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.57°, with 98.13% saturation and 58.04% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.619

Complementary

  1. #fdc72b
  2. #2b61fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc72b
  2. #2bcafd
  3. #5e2bfd

Analogous

  1. #fd5e2b
  2. #fdc72b
  3. #cafd2b

Triadic

  1. #fdc72b
  2. #2bfdc7
  3. #c72bfd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc72b
  2. #61fd2b
  3. #2b61fd
  4. #c72bfd

Square

  1. #fdc72b
  2. #2bfd5e
  3. #2b61fd
  4. #fd2bca

Monochromatic

  1. #8e6a01
  2. #d9a202
  3. #fdc72b
  4. #fedb77
  5. #feefc3

Shades

#fdc72b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc72b
  2. #e4b327
  3. #ca9f22
  4. #b18b1e
  5. #98771a
  6. #7f6416
  7. #655011
  8. #4c3c0d
  9. #332809
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc72b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc72b
  2. #fdcd40
  3. #fdd255
  4. #fed86b
  5. #fedd80
  6. #fee395
  7. #fee9aa
  8. #feeebf
  9. #fff4d5
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc72b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc72b
  2. #f1c034
  3. #e4b93c
  4. #d8b245
  5. #cbab4d
  6. #bfa456
  7. #b29c5e
  8. #a69567
  9. #998e6f
  10. #8d8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd436 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc612 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cf32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbc8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc72b {
  color: #fdc72b;
}
Background
.bg-fdc72b {
  background-color: #fdc72b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc72b {
  border: 2px solid #fdc72b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc72b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 199 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc72b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc72b, #cafd2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc72b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 199 43 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.31 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.51 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.72 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.75 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.85 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.56 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.54 #0238d4 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdc72b  rgb(253, 199, 43)  hsl(45, 98%, 58%)  Sunglow
#2b61fd  rgb(43, 97, 253)  hsl(225, 98%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2bfdc7  rgb(43, 253, 199)  hsl(165, 98%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c72bfd  rgb(199, 43, 253)  hsl(285, 98%, 58%)  Electric Purple