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#FEC809

#fec809 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fec809 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 78.43% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.26% magenta, 96.46% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 46.78°, with 99.19% saturation and 51.57% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.624

Complementary

  1. #fec809
  2. #093ffe

Split complementary

  1. #fec809
  2. #09b9fe
  3. #4e09fe

Analogous

  1. #fe4e09
  2. #fec809
  3. #b9fe09

Triadic

  1. #fec809
  2. #09fec8
  3. #c809fe

Tetradic

  1. #fec809
  2. #3ffe09
  3. #093ffe
  4. #c809fe

Square

  1. #fec809
  2. #09fe4e
  3. #093ffe
  4. #fe09b9

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5600
  2. #ba9101
  3. #fec809
  4. #fed955
  5. #ffeaa1

Shades

#fec809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fec809
  2. #e5b408
  3. #cba007
  4. #b28c06
  5. #987805
  6. #7f6405
  7. #665004
  8. #4c3c03
  9. #332802
  10. #191401
  11. #000000

Tints

#fec809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fec809
  2. #fece22
  3. #fed33a
  4. #fed953
  5. #fede6b
  6. #ffe484
  7. #ffe99d
  8. #ffefb5
  9. #fff4ce
  10. #fffae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fec809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fec809
  2. #f1c115
  3. #e5ba21
  4. #d8b22d
  5. #ccab39
  6. #bfa445
  7. #b29d50
  8. #a6965c
  9. #998e68
  10. #8d8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3cca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd522 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eec700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d01a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbd87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fec809 {
  color: #fec809;
}
Background
.bg-fec809 {
  background-color: #fec809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fec809 {
  border: 2px solid #fec809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fec809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 200 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 99% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fec809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fec809, #b9fe09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fec809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 200 9 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.60 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.70 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.79 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.51 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.97 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.22 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.59 #0137f6 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fec809  rgb(254, 200, 9)  hsl(47, 99%, 52%)  Mikado Yellow
#093ffe  rgb(9, 63, 254)  hsl(227, 99%, 52%)  Han Purple
#09fec8  rgb(9, 254, 200)  hsl(167, 99%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#c809fe  rgb(200, 9, 254)  hsl(287, 99%, 52%)  Electric Purple