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#FDF31E

#fdf31e ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdf31e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 95.29% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.95% magenta, 88.14% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 57.31°, with 98.24% saturation and 55.49% 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 18.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 0.93.

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Relative luminance0.8508

Complementary

  1. #fdf31e
  2. #1e28fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdf31e
  2. #1e97fd
  3. #841efd

Analogous

  1. #fd841e
  2. #fdf31e
  3. #97fd1e

Triadic

  1. #fdf31e
  2. #1efdf3
  3. #f31efd

Tetradic

  1. #fdf31e
  2. #28fd1e
  3. #1e28fd
  4. #f31efd

Square

  1. #fdf31e
  2. #1efd84
  3. #1e28fd
  4. #fd1e97

Monochromatic

  1. #817b01
  2. #cdc402
  3. #fdf31e
  4. #fef76a
  5. #fefbb6

Shades

#fdf31e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdf31e
  2. #e4db1b
  3. #cac218
  4. #b1aa15
  5. #989212
  6. #7f7a0f
  7. #65610c
  8. #4c4909
  9. #333106
  10. #191803
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdf31e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdf31e
  2. #fdf435
  3. #fdf54b
  4. #fef762
  5. #fef878
  6. #fef98f
  7. #fefaa5
  8. #fefbbc
  9. #fffdd2
  10. #fffee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdf31e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdf31e
  2. #f1e828
  3. #e4dc32
  4. #d8d13b
  5. #cbc545
  6. #bfba4f
  7. #b2ae59
  8. #a6a363
  9. #99976c
  10. #8d8c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4f0be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff138 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff22f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe9a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdf31e {
  color: #fdf31e;
}
Background
.bg-fdf31e {
  background-color: #fdf31e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdf31e {
  border: 2px solid #fdf31e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdf31e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 243 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 98% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdf31e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdf31e, #97fd1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdf31e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 243 30 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 0.93 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.11 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.51 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.58 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.87 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.01 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.02 #020ce1 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fdf31e  rgb(253, 243, 30)  hsl(57, 98%, 55%)  Cadmium Yellow
#1e28fd  rgb(30, 40, 253)  hsl(237, 98%, 55%)  Ultramarine
#1efdf3  rgb(30, 253, 243)  hsl(177, 98%, 55%)  Turquoise Blue
#f31efd  rgb(243, 30, 253)  hsl(297, 98%, 55%)  Fuchsia