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#FDEE38

#fdee38 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdee38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 93.33% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.93% magenta, 77.87% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 55.43°, with 98.01% saturation and 60.59% 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 17.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.81.

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Relative luminance0.8232

Complementary

  1. #fdee38
  2. #3847fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdee38
  2. #38aafd
  3. #8c38fd

Analogous

  1. #fd8c38
  2. #fdee38
  3. #aafd38

Triadic

  1. #fdee38
  2. #38fdee
  3. #ee38fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdee38
  2. #47fd38
  3. #3847fd
  4. #ee38fd

Square

  1. #fdee38
  2. #38fd8c
  3. #3847fd
  4. #fd38aa

Monochromatic

  1. #9a8f02
  2. #e6d502
  3. #fdee38
  4. #fef484
  5. #fffbcf

Shades

#fdee38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdee38
  2. #e4d632
  3. #cabe2d
  4. #b1a727
  5. #988f22
  6. #7f771c
  7. #655f16
  8. #4c4711
  9. #33300b
  10. #191806
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdee38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdee38
  2. #fdf04c
  3. #fdf160
  4. #fef374
  5. #fef588
  6. #fef79c
  7. #fef8af
  8. #fefac3
  9. #fffcd7
  10. #fffdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdee38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdee38
  2. #f1e33f
  3. #e4d846
  4. #d8cd4e
  5. #cbc255
  6. #bfb75c
  7. #b2ac63
  8. #a6a16a
  9. #999672
  10. #8d8b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2ecbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe91f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdee38 {
  color: #fdee38;
}
Background
.bg-fdee38 {
  background-color: #fdee38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdee38 {
  border: 2px solid #fdee38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdee38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 238 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdee38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdee38, #aafd38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdee38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 238 56 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.81 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.76 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.78 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.83 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.98 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.78 #0211c7 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fdee38  rgb(253, 238, 56)  hsl(55, 98%, 61%)  Aureolin
#3847fd  rgb(56, 71, 253)  hsl(235, 98%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#38fdee  rgb(56, 253, 238)  hsl(175, 98%, 61%)  Turquoise Blue
#ee38fd  rgb(238, 56, 253)  hsl(295, 98%, 61%)  Fuchsia