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#FDCC42

#fdcc42 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdcc42 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 80% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.37% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.28°, with 97.91% saturation and 62.55% 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 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.2.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6446

Complementary

  1. #fdcc42
  2. #4273fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdcc42
  2. #42d0fd
  3. #6f42fd

Analogous

  1. #fd6f42
  2. #fdcc42
  3. #d0fd42

Triadic

  1. #fdcc42
  2. #42fdcc
  3. #cc42fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdcc42
  2. #73fd42
  3. #4273fd
  4. #cc42fd

Square

  1. #fdcc42
  2. #42fd6f
  3. #4273fd
  4. #fd42d0

Monochromatic

  1. #a47a02
  2. #f0b203
  3. #fdcc42
  4. #fee08e
  5. #fff5d9

Shades

#fdcc42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdcc42
  2. #e4b83b
  3. #caa335
  4. #b18f2e
  5. #987a28
  6. #7f6621
  7. #65521a
  8. #4c3d14
  9. #33290d
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdcc42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdcc42
  2. #fdd155
  3. #fdd668
  4. #fedb7b
  5. #fee08e
  6. #fee6a1
  7. #feebb3
  8. #fef0c6
  9. #fff5d9
  10. #fffaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdcc42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdcc42
  2. #f1c448
  3. #e4bd4e
  4. #d8b555
  5. #cbae5b
  6. #bfa661
  7. #b29e67
  8. #a6976d
  9. #998f74
  10. #8d887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4d0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4ca2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d849 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eecb36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d346 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdcc42 {
  color: #fdcc42;
}
Background
.bg-fdcc42 {
  background-color: #fdcc42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdcc42 {
  border: 2px solid #fdcc42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdcc42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 204 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdcc42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdcc42, #d0fd42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdcc42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 204 66 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.20 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.13 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.55 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.59 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.40 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.49 #0233bd Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdcc42  rgb(253, 204, 66)  hsl(44, 98%, 63%)  Sunglow
#4273fd  rgb(66, 115, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#42fdcc  rgb(66, 253, 204)  hsl(164, 98%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#cc42fd  rgb(204, 66, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 63%)  Medium Orchid