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#FDCB16

#fdcb16 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdcb16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 79.61% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.76% magenta, 91.3% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 47.01°, with 98.3% saturation and 53.92% 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6365

Complementary

  1. #fdcb16
  2. #1648fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdcb16
  2. #16bcfd
  3. #5716fd

Analogous

  1. #fd5716
  2. #fdcb16
  3. #bcfd16

Triadic

  1. #fdcb16
  2. #16fdcb
  3. #cb16fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdcb16
  2. #48fd16
  3. #1648fd
  4. #cb16fd

Square

  1. #fdcb16
  2. #16fd57
  3. #1648fd
  4. #fd16bc

Monochromatic

  1. #795f01
  2. #c59b02
  3. #fdcb16
  4. #fedc62
  5. #feedae

Shades

#fdcb16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdcb16
  2. #e4b714
  3. #caa212
  4. #b18e0f
  5. #987a0d
  6. #7f660b
  7. #655109
  8. #4c3d07
  9. #332904
  10. #191402
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdcb16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdcb16
  2. #fdd02d
  3. #fdd545
  4. #fedb5c
  5. #fee073
  6. #fee58b
  7. #feeaa2
  8. #feefb9
  9. #fff5d0
  10. #fffae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdcb16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdcb16
  2. #f1c421
  3. #e4bc2b
  4. #d8b536
  5. #cbad40
  6. #bfa64b
  7. #b29e56
  8. #a69760
  9. #998f6b
  10. #8d8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4cfa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d729 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d222 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc08a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdcb16 {
  color: #fdcb16;
}
Background
.bg-fdcb16 {
  background-color: #fdcb16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdcb16 {
  border: 2px solid #fdcb16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdcb16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 203 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 98% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdcb16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdcb16, #bcfd16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdcb16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 203 22 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.05 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.54 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.57 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.69 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.77 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.84 #0234e9 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdcb16  rgb(253, 203, 22)  hsl(47, 98%, 54%)  Sunglow
#1648fd  rgb(22, 72, 253)  hsl(227, 98%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#16fdcb  rgb(22, 253, 203)  hsl(167, 98%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#cb16fd  rgb(203, 22, 253)  hsl(287, 98%, 54%)  Electric Purple