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#FDF511

#fdf511 ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdf511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 96.08% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.16% magenta, 93.28% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 57.97°, with 98.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 18.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 0.47.

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Relative luminance0.8623

Complementary

  1. #fdf511
  2. #1119fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdf511
  2. #118ffd
  3. #7f11fd

Analogous

  1. #fd7f11
  2. #fdf511
  3. #8ffd11

Triadic

  1. #fdf511
  2. #11fdf5
  3. #f511fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdf511
  2. #19fd11
  3. #1119fd
  4. #f511fd

Square

  1. #fdf511
  2. #11fd7f
  3. #1119fd
  4. #fd118f

Monochromatic

  1. #747001
  2. #c0b902
  3. #fdf511
  4. #fef85d
  5. #fefba9

Shades

#fdf511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdf511
  2. #e4dd0f
  3. #cac40e
  4. #b1ac0c
  5. #98930a
  6. #7f7b09
  7. #656207
  8. #4c4a05
  9. #333103
  10. #191902
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdf511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdf511
  2. #fdf629
  3. #fdf741
  4. #fef858
  5. #fef970
  6. #fefa88
  7. #fefba0
  8. #fefcb8
  9. #fffdcf
  10. #fffee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdf511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdf511
  2. #f1e91c
  3. #e4de27
  4. #d8d232
  5. #cbc63d
  6. #bfbb49
  7. #b2af54
  8. #a6a35f
  9. #99976a
  10. #8d8c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5f1bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe4d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffef00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffeba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdf511 {
  color: #fdf511;
}
Background
.bg-fdf511 {
  background-color: #fdf511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdf511 {
  border: 2px solid #fdf511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdf511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 245 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 98% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdf511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdf511, #8ffd11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdf511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 245 17 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 0.47 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 0.54 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.95 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.00 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 2.41 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.22 #020aee Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fdf511  rgb(253, 245, 17)  hsl(58, 98%, 53%)  Cadmium Yellow
#1119fd  rgb(17, 25, 253)  hsl(238, 98%, 53%)  Blue
#11fdf5  rgb(17, 253, 245)  hsl(178, 98%, 53%)  Turquoise Blue
#f511fd  rgb(245, 17, 253)  hsl(298, 98%, 53%)  Fuchsia