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#FED042

#fed042 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fed042 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 81.57% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.11% magenta, 74.02% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 45.32°, with 98.95% saturation and 62.75% 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 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.55.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6658

Complementary

  1. #fed042
  2. #4270fe

Split complementary

  1. #fed042
  2. #42cefe
  3. #7242fe

Analogous

  1. #fe7242
  2. #fed042
  3. #cefe42

Triadic

  1. #fed042
  2. #42fed0
  3. #d042fe

Tetradic

  1. #fed042
  2. #70fe42
  3. #4270fe
  4. #d042fe

Square

  1. #fed042
  2. #42fe72
  3. #4270fe
  4. #fe42ce

Monochromatic

  1. #a67e01
  2. #f2b701
  3. #fed042
  4. #fee38e
  5. #fff6da

Shades

#fed042 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fed042
  2. #e5bb3b
  3. #cba635
  4. #b2922e
  5. #987d28
  6. #7f6821
  7. #66531a
  8. #4c3e14
  9. #332a0d
  10. #191507
  11. #000000

Tints

#fed042 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fed042
  2. #fed555
  3. #fed968
  4. #fede7b
  5. #fee38e
  6. #ffe8a1
  7. #ffecb3
  8. #fff1c6
  9. #fff6d9
  10. #fffaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fed042 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fed042
  2. #f1c848
  3. #e5c04e
  4. #d8b855
  5. #ccb05b
  6. #bfa861
  7. #b2a067
  8. #a6986d
  9. #999074
  10. #8d887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d3ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8ce2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3da4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbeb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1cf35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d647 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fed042 {
  color: #fed042;
}
Background
.bg-fed042 {
  background-color: #fed042;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fed042 {
  border: 2px solid #fed042;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fed042;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 208 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 99% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fed042 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fed042, #cefe42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fed042 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 208 66 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.55 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.84 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.05 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.41 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.50 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.21 #012fbd Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fed042  rgb(254, 208, 66)  hsl(45, 99%, 63%)  Sunglow
#4270fe  rgb(66, 112, 254)  hsl(225, 99%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#42fed0  rgb(66, 254, 208)  hsl(165, 99%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#d042fe  rgb(208, 66, 254)  hsl(285, 99%, 63%)  Medium Orchid