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#FDCB40

#fdcb40 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdcb40 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 79.61% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.76% magenta, 74.7% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.13°, with 97.93% saturation and 62.16% 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 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6396

Complementary

  1. #fdcb40
  2. #4072fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdcb40
  2. #40d0fd
  3. #6d40fd

Analogous

  1. #fd6d40
  2. #fdcb40
  3. #d0fd40

Triadic

  1. #fdcb40
  2. #40fdcb
  3. #cb40fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdcb40
  2. #72fd40
  3. #4072fd
  4. #cb40fd

Square

  1. #fdcb40
  2. #40fd6d
  3. #4072fd
  4. #fd40d0

Monochromatic

  1. #a27802
  2. #eeb002
  3. #fdcb40
  4. #fee08c
  5. #fff4d7

Shades

#fdcb40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdcb40
  2. #e4b73a
  3. #caa233
  4. #b18e2d
  5. #987a26
  6. #7f6620
  7. #65511a
  8. #4c3d13
  9. #33290d
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdcb40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdcb40
  2. #fdd053
  3. #fdd566
  4. #fedb79
  5. #fee08c
  6. #fee5a0
  7. #feeab3
  8. #feefc6
  9. #fff5d9
  10. #fffaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdcb40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdcb40
  2. #f1c446
  3. #e4bc4d
  4. #d8b553
  5. #cbad5a
  6. #bfa660
  7. #b29e66
  8. #a6976d
  9. #998f73
  10. #8d887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4cfaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c928 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd747 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeca33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d245 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdcb40 {
  color: #fdcb40;
}
Background
.bg-fdcb40 {
  background-color: #fdcb40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdcb40 {
  border: 2px solid #fdcb40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdcb40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 203 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdcb40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdcb40, #d0fd40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdcb40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 203 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.14 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.98 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.09 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.32 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.62 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.28 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.53 #0234bf Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdcb40  rgb(253, 203, 64)  hsl(44, 98%, 62%)  Sunglow
#4072fd  rgb(64, 114, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#40fdcb  rgb(64, 253, 203)  hsl(164, 98%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#cb40fd  rgb(203, 64, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 62%)  Medium Orchid