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#FDCB2E

#fdcb2e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdcb2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.76% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 45.51°, with 98.1% saturation and 58.63% 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 13.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 0.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6379

Complementary

  1. #fdcb2e
  2. #2e60fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdcb2e
  2. #2ec7fd
  3. #642efd

Analogous

  1. #fd642e
  2. #fdcb2e
  3. #c7fd2e

Triadic

  1. #fdcb2e
  2. #2efdcb
  3. #cb2efd

Tetradic

  1. #fdcb2e
  2. #60fd2e
  3. #2e60fd
  4. #cb2efd

Square

  1. #fdcb2e
  2. #2efd64
  3. #2e60fd
  4. #fd2ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #916e01
  2. #dca802
  3. #fdcb2e
  4. #fede7a
  5. #fef1c6

Shades

#fdcb2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdcb2e
  2. #e4b729
  3. #caa225
  4. #b18e20
  5. #987a1c
  6. #7f6617
  7. #655112
  8. #4c3d0e
  9. #332909
  10. #191405
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdcb2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdcb2e
  2. #fdd043
  3. #fdd558
  4. #fedb6d
  5. #fee082
  6. #fee597
  7. #feeaab
  8. #feefc0
  9. #fff5d5
  10. #fffaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdcb2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdcb2e
  2. #f1c436
  3. #e4bc3e
  4. #d8b547
  5. #cbad4f
  6. #bfa657
  7. #b29e5f
  8. #a69767
  9. #998f70
  10. #8d8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4cfa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d739 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeca17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d235 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc08d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdcb2e {
  color: #fdcb2e;
}
Background
.bg-fdcb2e {
  background-color: #fdcb2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdcb2e {
  border: 2px solid #fdcb2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdcb2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 203 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 98% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdcb2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdcb2e, #c7fd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdcb2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 203 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 0.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.90 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.56 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.59 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.75 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.36 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.12 #0234d1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdcb2e  rgb(253, 203, 46)  hsl(46, 98%, 59%)  Sunglow
#2e60fd  rgb(46, 96, 253)  hsl(226, 98%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2efdcb  rgb(46, 253, 203)  hsl(166, 98%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#cb2efd  rgb(203, 46, 253)  hsl(286, 98%, 59%)  Electric Purple