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#FECC38

#fecc38 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fecc38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 80% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.69% magenta, 77.95% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 44.85°, with 99% saturation and 60.78% 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 13.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 0.4.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6454

Complementary

  1. #fecc38
  2. #386afe

Split complementary

  1. #fecc38
  2. #38cdfe
  3. #6938fe

Analogous

  1. #fe6938
  2. #fecc38
  3. #cdfe38

Triadic

  1. #fecc38
  2. #38fecc
  3. #cc38fe

Tetradic

  1. #fecc38
  2. #6afe38
  3. #386afe
  4. #cc38fe

Square

  1. #fecc38
  2. #38fe69
  3. #386afe
  4. #fe38cd

Monochromatic

  1. #9c7501
  2. #e8ae01
  3. #fecc38
  4. #fee084
  5. #fff3d0

Shades

#fecc38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fecc38
  2. #e5b832
  3. #cba32d
  4. #b28f27
  5. #987a22
  6. #7f661c
  7. #665216
  8. #4c3d11
  9. #33290b
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fecc38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fecc38
  2. #fed14c
  3. #fed660
  4. #fedb74
  5. #fee088
  6. #ffe69c
  7. #ffebaf
  8. #fff0c3
  9. #fff5d7
  10. #fffaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fecc38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fecc38
  2. #f1c43f
  3. #e5bd46
  4. #d8b54e
  5. #ccae55
  6. #bfa65c
  7. #b29e63
  8. #a6976a
  9. #998f72
  10. #8d8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5d0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4ca17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d841 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efcb28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d33d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc18f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fecc38 {
  color: #fecc38;
}
Background
.bg-fecc38 {
  background-color: #fecc38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fecc38 {
  border: 2px solid #fecc38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fecc38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 204 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 99% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fecc38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fecc38, #cdfe38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fecc38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 204 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 0.40 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.03 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.86 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.05 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.10 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.77 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.28 #0133c7 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fecc38  rgb(254, 204, 56)  hsl(45, 99%, 61%)  Sunglow
#386afe  rgb(56, 106, 254)  hsl(225, 99%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#38fecc  rgb(56, 254, 204)  hsl(165, 99%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#cc38fe  rgb(204, 56, 254)  hsl(285, 99%, 61%)  Electric Purple