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#FEF33C

#fef33c ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fef33c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 95.29% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.33% magenta, 76.38% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.6°, with 98.98% saturation and 61.57% 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 18.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.855

Complementary

  1. #fef33c
  2. #3c47fe

Split complementary

  1. #fef33c
  2. #3ca8fe
  3. #923cfe

Analogous

  1. #fe923c
  2. #fef33c
  3. #a8fe3c

Triadic

  1. #fef33c
  2. #3cfef3
  3. #f33cfe

Tetradic

  1. #fef33c
  2. #47fe3c
  3. #3c47fe
  4. #f33cfe

Square

  1. #fef33c
  2. #3cfe92
  3. #3c47fe
  4. #fe3ca8

Monochromatic

  1. #a09701
  2. #ecdf01
  3. #fef33c
  4. #fef888
  5. #fffcd4

Shades

#fef33c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fef33c
  2. #e5db36
  3. #cbc230
  4. #b2aa2a
  5. #989224
  6. #7f7a1e
  7. #666118
  8. #4c4912
  9. #33310c
  10. #191806
  11. #000000

Tints

#fef33c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fef33c
  2. #fef450
  3. #fef563
  4. #fef777
  5. #fef88a
  6. #fff99e
  7. #fffab1
  8. #fffbc5
  9. #fffdd8
  10. #fffeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fef33c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fef33c
  2. #f1e843
  3. #e5dc4a
  4. #d8d150
  5. #ccc557
  6. #bfba5e
  7. #b2ae65
  8. #a6a36c
  9. #999772
  10. #8d8c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5f0c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff14b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffee25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff246 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe9aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fef33c {
  color: #fef33c;
}
Background
.bg-fef33c {
  background-color: #fef33c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fef33c {
  border: 2px solid #fef33c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fef33c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 243 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 99% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fef33c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef33c, #a8fe3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fef33c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 243 60 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.17 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.27 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.29 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.36 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.96 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.21 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.21 #010cc3 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fef33c  rgb(254, 243, 60)  hsl(57, 99%, 62%)  Cadmium Yellow
#3c47fe  rgb(60, 71, 254)  hsl(237, 99%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#3cfef3  rgb(60, 254, 243)  hsl(177, 99%, 62%)  Turquoise Blue
#f33cfe  rgb(243, 60, 254)  hsl(297, 99%, 62%)  Fuchsia