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#FEC533

#fec533 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fec533 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 77.25% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.44% magenta, 79.92% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 43.15°, with 99.02% saturation and 59.8% 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6124

Complementary

  1. #fec533
  2. #336cfe

Split complementary

  1. #fec533
  2. #33d2fe
  3. #5f33fe

Analogous

  1. #fe5f33
  2. #fec533
  3. #d2fe33

Triadic

  1. #fec533
  2. #33fec5
  3. #c533fe

Tetradic

  1. #fec533
  2. #6cfe33
  3. #336cfe
  4. #c533fe

Square

  1. #fec533
  2. #33fe5f
  3. #336cfe
  4. #fe33d2

Monochromatic

  1. #976d01
  2. #e3a401
  3. #fec533
  4. #fedb7f
  5. #fff0cb

Shades

#fec533 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fec533
  2. #e5b12e
  3. #cb9e29
  4. #b28a24
  5. #98761f
  6. #7f631a
  7. #664f14
  8. #4c3b0f
  9. #33270a
  10. #191405
  11. #000000

Tints

#fec533 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fec533
  2. #fecb47
  3. #fed15c
  4. #fed670
  5. #fedc85
  6. #ffe299
  7. #ffe8ad
  8. #ffeec2
  9. #fff3d6
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fec533 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fec533
  2. #f1be3b
  3. #e5b742
  4. #d8b04a
  5. #cca952
  6. #bfa35a
  7. #b29c61
  8. #a69569
  9. #998e71
  10. #8d8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2caa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec50d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd33b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc522 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3ce38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fec533 {
  color: #fec533;
}
Background
.bg-fec533 {
  background-color: #fec533;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fec533 {
  border: 2px solid #fec533;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fec533;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 197 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 99% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fec533 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fec533, #d2fe33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fec533 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 197 51 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.80 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.06 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.34 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.35 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.42 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.89 #013acc Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fec533  rgb(254, 197, 51)  hsl(43, 99%, 60%)  Mikado Yellow
#336cfe  rgb(51, 108, 254)  hsl(223, 99%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#33fec5  rgb(51, 254, 197)  hsl(163, 99%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c533fe  rgb(197, 51, 254)  hsl(283, 99%, 60%)  Electric Purple