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#FFC211

#ffc211 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc211 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 76.08% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 93.33% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 44.62°, with 100% saturation and 53.33% 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 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.77.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5988

Complementary

  1. #ffc211
  2. #114eff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc211
  2. #11c5ff
  3. #4b11ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4b11
  2. #ffc211
  3. #c5ff11

Triadic

  1. #ffc211
  2. #11ffc2
  3. #c211ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc211
  2. #4eff11
  3. #114eff
  4. #c211ff

Square

  1. #ffc211
  2. #11ff4b
  3. #114eff
  4. #ff11c5

Monochromatic

  1. #775800
  2. #c39100
  3. #ffc211
  4. #ffd65d
  5. #ffe9aa

Shades

#ffc211 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc211
  2. #e6af0f
  3. #cc9b0e
  4. #b3880c
  5. #99740a
  6. #806109
  7. #664e07
  8. #4d3a05
  9. #332703
  10. #1a1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc211 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc211
  2. #ffc829
  3. #ffce41
  4. #ffd458
  5. #ffda70
  6. #ffe188
  7. #ffe7a0
  8. #ffedb8
  9. #fff3cf
  10. #fff9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc211 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc211
  2. #f2bb1c
  3. #e6b527
  4. #d9ae32
  5. #cca83d
  6. #c0a149
  7. #b39a54
  8. #a6945f
  9. #998d6a
  10. #8d8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c8a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3cc1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc211 {
  color: #ffc211;
}
Background
.bg-ffc211 {
  background-color: #ffc211;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc211 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc211;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc211;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 194 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc211 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc211, #c5ff11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc211 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 194 17 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.77 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.93 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.96 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.19 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.53 #003dee Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc211  rgb(255, 194, 17)  hsl(45, 100%, 53%)  Mikado Yellow
#114eff  rgb(17, 78, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#11ffc2  rgb(17, 255, 194)  hsl(165, 100%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c211ff  rgb(194, 17, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 53%)  Electric Purple