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#FEC74C

#fec74c ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fec74c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 78.04% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.65% magenta, 70.08% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 41.46°, with 98.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 13.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 3.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6244

Complementary

  1. #fec74c
  2. #4c83fe

Split complementary

  1. #fec74c
  2. #4cdcfe
  3. #6e4cfe

Analogous

  1. #fe6e4c
  2. #fec74c
  3. #dcfe4c

Triadic

  1. #fec74c
  2. #4cfec7
  3. #c74cfe

Tetradic

  1. #fec74c
  2. #83fe4c
  3. #4c83fe
  4. #c74cfe

Square

  1. #fec74c
  2. #4cfe6e
  3. #4c83fe
  4. #fe4cdc

Monochromatic

  1. #b07a01
  2. #fcaf01
  3. #fec74c
  4. #fedf98
  5. #fff7e4

Shades

#fec74c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fec74c
  2. #e5b344
  3. #cb9f3d
  4. #b28b35
  5. #98772e
  6. #7f6426
  7. #66501e
  8. #4c3c17
  9. #33280f
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fec74c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fec74c
  2. #fecd5e
  3. #fed270
  4. #fed882
  5. #fedd94
  6. #ffe3a6
  7. #ffe9b7
  8. #ffeec9
  9. #fff4db
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fec74c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fec74c
  2. #f1c051
  3. #e5b956
  4. #d8b25c
  5. #ccab61
  6. #bfa466
  7. #b29c6b
  8. #a69570
  9. #998e76
  10. #8d877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3ccaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc73c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd551 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d04f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fec74c {
  color: #fec74c;
}
Background
.bg-fec74c {
  background-color: #fec74c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fec74c {
  border: 2px solid #fec74c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fec74c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 199 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fec74c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fec74c, #dcfe4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fec74c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 199 76 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.45 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.50 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.89 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.14 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.01 #0138b3 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fec74c  rgb(254, 199, 76)  hsl(41, 99%, 65%)  Sunglow
#4c83fe  rgb(76, 131, 254)  hsl(221, 99%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#4cfec7  rgb(76, 254, 199)  hsl(161, 99%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c74cfe  rgb(199, 76, 254)  hsl(281, 99%, 65%)  Medium Orchid