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#FEF226

#fef226 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fef226 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 94.9% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.72% magenta, 85.04% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 99.08% saturation and 57.25% 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 17.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.28.

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Relative luminance0.8472

Complementary

  1. #fef226
  2. #2632fe

Split complementary

  1. #fef226
  2. #269efe
  3. #8626fe

Analogous

  1. #fe8626
  2. #fef226
  3. #9efe26

Triadic

  1. #fef226
  2. #26fef2
  3. #f226fe

Tetradic

  1. #fef226
  2. #32fe26
  3. #2632fe
  4. #f226fe

Square

  1. #fef226
  2. #26fe86
  3. #2632fe
  4. #fe269e

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8301
  2. #d6cb01
  3. #fef226
  4. #fef772
  5. #fffbbe

Shades

#fef226 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fef226
  2. #e5da22
  3. #cbc21e
  4. #b2a91b
  5. #989117
  6. #7f7913
  7. #66610f
  8. #4c490b
  9. #333008
  10. #191804
  11. #000000

Tints

#fef226 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fef226
  2. #fef33c
  3. #fef551
  4. #fef667
  5. #fef77d
  6. #fff993
  7. #fffaa8
  8. #fffbbe
  9. #fffcd4
  10. #fffee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fef226 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fef226
  2. #f1e72f
  3. #e5db38
  4. #d8d041
  5. #ccc44a
  6. #bfb953
  7. #b2ae5c
  8. #a6a265
  9. #99976e
  10. #8d8b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4efbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff13c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe1cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe8a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fef226 {
  color: #fef226;
}
Background
.bg-fef226 {
  background-color: #fef226;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fef226 {
  border: 2px solid #fef226;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fef226;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 242 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 99% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fef226 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef226, #9efe26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fef226 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 242 38 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.28 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.34 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.36 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.56 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.83 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.39 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.47 #010dd9 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fef226  rgb(254, 242, 38)  hsl(57, 99%, 57%)  Aureolin
#2632fe  rgb(38, 50, 254)  hsl(237, 99%, 57%)  Han Purple
#26fef2  rgb(38, 254, 242)  hsl(177, 99%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#f226fe  rgb(242, 38, 254)  hsl(297, 99%, 57%)  Fuchsia