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#FFC403

#ffc403 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc403 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 76.86% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 98.82% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.95°, 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 13.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.2.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6075

Complementary

  1. #ffc403
  2. #033eff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc403
  2. #03bcff
  3. #4603ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4603
  2. #ffc403
  3. #bcff03

Triadic

  1. #ffc403
  2. #03ffc4
  3. #c403ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc403
  2. #3eff03
  3. #033eff
  4. #c403ff

Square

  1. #ffc403
  2. #03ff46
  3. #033eff
  4. #ff03bc

Monochromatic

  1. #695000
  2. #b68b00
  3. #ffc403
  4. #ffd650
  5. #ffe89c

Shades

#ffc403 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc403
  2. #e6b003
  3. #cc9d02
  4. #b38902
  5. #997602
  6. #806202
  7. #664e01
  8. #4d3b01
  9. #332701
  10. #1a1400
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc403 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc403
  2. #ffca1c
  3. #ffd035
  4. #ffd64f
  5. #ffdc68
  6. #ffe281
  7. #ffe79a
  8. #ffedb3
  9. #fff3cd
  10. #fff9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc403 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc403
  2. #f2bd10
  3. #e6b61c
  4. #d9b029
  5. #cca935
  6. #c0a242
  7. #b39b4e
  8. #a6945b
  9. #998e67
  10. #8d8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3c9a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd31e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cd16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc403 {
  color: #ffc403;
}
Background
.bg-ffc403 {
  background-color: #ffc403;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc403 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc403;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc403;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 196 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc403 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc403, #bcff03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc403 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 196 3 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.20 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.56 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.71 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.66 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.93 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.34 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.09 #003bfc Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc403  rgb(255, 196, 3)  hsl(46, 100%, 51%)  Mikado Yellow
#033eff  rgb(3, 62, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 51%)  Han Purple
#03ffc4  rgb(3, 255, 196)  hsl(166, 100%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#c403ff  rgb(196, 3, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 51%)  Electric Purple