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#FFC303

#ffc303 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc303 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 76.47% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 98.82% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.71°, with 100% saturation and 50.59% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.32.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.603

Complementary

  1. #ffc303
  2. #033fff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc303
  2. #03bdff
  3. #4503ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4503
  2. #ffc303
  3. #bdff03

Triadic

  1. #ffc303
  2. #03ffc3
  3. #c303ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc303
  2. #3fff03
  3. #033fff
  4. #c303ff

Square

  1. #ffc303
  2. #03ff45
  3. #033fff
  4. #ff03bd

Monochromatic

  1. #695000
  2. #b68a00
  3. #ffc303
  4. #ffd550
  5. #ffe79c

Shades

#ffc303 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc303
  2. #e6b003
  3. #cc9c02
  4. #b38902
  5. #997502
  6. #806202
  7. #664e01
  8. #4d3b01
  9. #332701
  10. #1a1400
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc303 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc303
  2. #ffc91c
  3. #ffcf35
  4. #ffd54f
  5. #ffdb68
  6. #ffe181
  7. #ffe79a
  8. #ffedb3
  9. #fff3cd
  10. #fff9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc303 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc303
  2. #f2bc10
  3. #e6b61c
  4. #d9af29
  5. #cca835
  6. #c0a242
  7. #b39b4e
  8. #a6945b
  9. #998d67
  10. #8d8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c8a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd21d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cc16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc303 {
  color: #ffc303;
}
Background
.bg-ffc303 {
  background-color: #ffc303;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc303 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc303;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc303;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 195 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc303 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc303, #bdff03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc303 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 195 3 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.32 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.58 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.37 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.92 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.64 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.44 #003cfc Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc303  rgb(255, 195, 3)  hsl(46, 100%, 51%)  Mikado Yellow
#033fff  rgb(3, 63, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 51%)  Han Purple
#03ffc3  rgb(3, 255, 195)  hsl(166, 100%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#c303ff  rgb(195, 3, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 51%)  Electric Purple