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#FFC215

#ffc215 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc215 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 91.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 44.36°, with 100% saturation and 54.12% 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 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.86.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.599

Complementary

  1. #ffc215
  2. #1552ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc215
  2. #15c7ff
  3. #4d15ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4d15
  2. #ffc215
  3. #c7ff15

Triadic

  1. #ffc215
  2. #15ffc2
  3. #c215ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc215
  2. #52ff15
  3. #1552ff
  4. #c215ff

Square

  1. #ffc215
  2. #15ff4d
  3. #1552ff
  4. #ff15c7

Monochromatic

  1. #7b5b00
  2. #c89400
  3. #ffc215
  4. #ffd662
  5. #ffeaae

Shades

#ffc215 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc215
  2. #e6af13
  3. #cc9b11
  4. #b3880f
  5. #99740d
  6. #80610b
  7. #664e08
  8. #4d3a06
  9. #332704
  10. #1a1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc215 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc215
  2. #ffc82c
  3. #ffce44
  4. #ffd45b
  5. #ffda73
  6. #ffe18a
  7. #ffe7a1
  8. #ffedb9
  9. #fff3d0
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc215 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc215
  2. #f2bb20
  3. #e6b52a
  4. #d9ae35
  5. #cca840
  6. #c0a14b
  7. #b39a55
  8. #a69460
  9. #998d6b
  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 #ebd225 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3cc20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc215 {
  color: #ffc215;
}
Background
.bg-ffc215 {
  background-color: #ffc215;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc215 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc215;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc215;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 194 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc215 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc215, #c7ff15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc215 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 194 21 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.86 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.93 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.06 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.15 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.11 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.47 #003dea Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc215  rgb(255, 194, 21)  hsl(44, 100%, 54%)  Mikado Yellow
#1552ff  rgb(21, 82, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#15ffc2  rgb(21, 255, 194)  hsl(164, 100%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#c215ff  rgb(194, 21, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 54%)  Electric Purple