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#FEF87C

#fef87c ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fef87c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 97.25% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 51.18% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 57.23°, with 98.48% saturation and 74.12% 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 18.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8966

Complementary

  1. #fef87c
  2. #7c82fe

Split complementary

  1. #fef87c
  2. #7cc3fe
  3. #b77cfe

Analogous

  1. #feb77c
  2. #fef87c
  3. #c3fe7c

Triadic

  1. #fef87c
  2. #7cfef8
  3. #f87cfe

Tetradic

  1. #fef87c
  2. #82fe7c
  3. #7c82fe
  4. #f87cfe

Square

  1. #fef87c
  2. #7cfeb7
  3. #7c82fe
  4. #fe7cc3

Monochromatic

  1. #dfd502
  2. #fdf430
  3. #fef87c
  4. #fffcc8
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fef87c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fef87c
  2. #e5df70
  3. #cbc663
  4. #b2ae57
  5. #98954a
  6. #7f7c3e
  7. #666332
  8. #4c4a25
  9. #333219
  10. #19190c
  11. #000000

Tints

#fef87c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fef87c
  2. #fef989
  3. #fef996
  4. #fefaa3
  5. #fefbb0
  6. #fffcbe
  7. #fffccb
  8. #fffdd8
  9. #fffee5
  10. #fffef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fef87c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fef87c
  2. #f1ec7c
  3. #e5e07d
  4. #d8d47d
  5. #ccc87e
  6. #bfbc7e
  7. #b2b07e
  8. #a6a47f
  9. #99987f
  10. #8d8c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f8f5ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff070 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff682 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeadc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff375 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff780 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff0bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fef87c {
  color: #fef87c;
}
Background
.bg-fef87c {
  background-color: #fef87c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fef87c {
  border: 2px solid #fef87c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fef87c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 248 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 98% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fef87c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef87c, #c3fe7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fef87c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 248 124 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.07 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.32 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.46 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.69 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.27 #010783 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Icterine
#fef87c  rgb(254, 248, 124)  hsl(57, 98%, 74%)  Icterine
#7c82fe  rgb(124, 130, 254)  hsl(237, 98%, 74%)  Medium Slate Blue
#7cfef8  rgb(124, 254, 248)  hsl(177, 98%, 74%)  Electric Blue
#f87cfe  rgb(248, 124, 254)  hsl(297, 98%, 74%)  Fuchsia Pink