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#FDCA27

#fdca27 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdca27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 79.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.16% magenta, 84.58% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 45.7°, with 98.17% saturation and 57.25% 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 13.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 0.77.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6327

Complementary

  1. #fdca27
  2. #275afd

Split complementary

  1. #fdca27
  2. #27c5fd
  3. #5f27fd

Analogous

  1. #fd5f27
  2. #fdca27
  3. #c5fd27

Triadic

  1. #fdca27
  2. #27fdca
  3. #ca27fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdca27
  2. #5afd27
  3. #275afd
  4. #ca27fd

Square

  1. #fdca27
  2. #27fd5f
  3. #275afd
  4. #fd27c5

Monochromatic

  1. #8a6901
  2. #d6a302
  3. #fdca27
  4. #fedd73
  5. #feefbf

Shades

#fdca27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdca27
  2. #e4b623
  3. #caa21f
  4. #b18d1b
  5. #987917
  6. #7f6514
  7. #655110
  8. #4c3d0c
  9. #332808
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdca27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdca27
  2. #fdcf3d
  3. #fdd552
  4. #feda68
  5. #fedf7d
  6. #fee593
  7. #feeaa9
  8. #feefbe
  9. #fff4d4
  10. #fffae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdca27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdca27
  2. #f1c330
  3. #e4bb39
  4. #d8b442
  5. #cbac4b
  6. #bfa554
  7. #b29e5c
  8. #a69665
  9. #998f6e
  10. #8d8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4cea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eec905 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d12f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbf8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdca27 {
  color: #fdca27;
}
Background
.bg-fdca27 {
  background-color: #fdca27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdca27 {
  border: 2px solid #fdca27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdca27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 202 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdca27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdca27, #c5fd27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdca27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 202 39 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 0.77 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.91 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.25 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.40 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.56 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.37 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.82 #0235d8 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdca27  rgb(253, 202, 39)  hsl(46, 98%, 57%)  Sunglow
#275afd  rgb(39, 90, 253)  hsl(226, 98%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#27fdca  rgb(39, 253, 202)  hsl(166, 98%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#ca27fd  rgb(202, 39, 253)  hsl(286, 98%, 57%)  Electric Purple