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#FDCD56

#fdcd56 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdcd56 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 80.39% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 66.01% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.75°, with 97.66% saturation and 66.47% 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 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6522

Complementary

  1. #fdcd56
  2. #5686fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdcd56
  2. #56dafd
  3. #7956fd

Analogous

  1. #fd7956
  2. #fdcd56
  3. #dafd56

Triadic

  1. #fdcd56
  2. #56fdcd
  3. #cd56fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdcd56
  2. #86fd56
  3. #5686fd
  4. #cd56fd

Square

  1. #fdcd56
  2. #56fd79
  3. #5686fd
  4. #fd56da

Monochromatic

  1. #b88402
  2. #fcb70a
  3. #fdcd56
  4. #fee3a2
  5. #fff9eb

Shades

#fdcd56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdcd56
  2. #e4b94d
  3. #caa445
  4. #b1903c
  5. #987b34
  6. #7f672b
  7. #655222
  8. #4c3e1a
  9. #332911
  10. #191509
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdcd56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdcd56
  2. #fdd267
  3. #fdd778
  4. #fedc89
  5. #fee19a
  6. #fee6ab
  7. #feebbb
  8. #fef0cc
  9. #fff5dd
  10. #fffaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdcd56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdcd56
  2. #f1c55a
  3. #e4be5e
  4. #d8b663
  5. #cbae67
  6. #bfa76b
  7. #b29f6f
  8. #a69773
  9. #998f78
  10. #8d887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5d1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd85b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbcb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eecc4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d459 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdcd56 {
  color: #fdcd56;
}
Background
.bg-fdcd56 {
  background-color: #fdcd56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdcd56 {
  border: 2px solid #fdcd56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdcd56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 205 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdcd56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdcd56, #dafd56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdcd56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 205 86 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.12 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.51 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.66 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.84 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.07 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.09 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.28 #0232a9 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdcd56  rgb(253, 205, 86)  hsl(43, 98%, 66%)  Sunglow
#5686fd  rgb(86, 134, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 66%)  United Nations Blue
#56fdcd  rgb(86, 253, 205)  hsl(163, 98%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#cd56fd  rgb(205, 86, 253)  hsl(283, 98%, 66%)  Medium Orchid