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#FFC407

#ffc407 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc407 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 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 97.25% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.73°, with 100% saturation and 51.37% 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 0.11.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6076

Complementary

  1. #ffc407
  2. #0742ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc407
  2. #07beff
  3. #4807ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4807
  2. #ffc407
  3. #beff07

Triadic

  1. #ffc407
  2. #07ffc4
  3. #c407ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc407
  2. #42ff07
  3. #0742ff
  4. #c407ff

Square

  1. #ffc407
  2. #07ff48
  3. #0742ff
  4. #ff07be

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5300
  2. #b98d00
  3. #ffc407
  4. #ffd653
  5. #ffe8a0

Shades

#ffc407 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc407
  2. #e6b006
  3. #cc9d06
  4. #b38905
  5. #997604
  6. #806204
  7. #664e03
  8. #4d3b02
  9. #332701
  10. #1a1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc407 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc407
  2. #ffca20
  3. #ffd039
  4. #ffd651
  5. #ffdc6a
  6. #ffe283
  7. #ffe79c
  8. #ffedb5
  9. #fff3cd
  10. #fff9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc407 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc407
  2. #f2bd13
  3. #e6b61f
  4. #d9b02b
  5. #cca937
  6. #c0a244
  7. #b39b50
  8. #a6945c
  9. #998e68
  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 #ecd31f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cd18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb985 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc407 {
  color: #ffc407;
}
Background
.bg-ffc407 {
  background-color: #ffc407;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc407 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc407;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc407;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 196 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc407 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc407, #beff07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc407 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 196 7 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.11 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.57 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.68 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.64 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.89 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.36 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.12 #003bf8 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc407  rgb(255, 196, 7)  hsl(46, 100%, 51%)  Mikado Yellow
#0742ff  rgb(7, 66, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 51%)  Majorelle Blue
#07ffc4  rgb(7, 255, 196)  hsl(166, 100%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#c407ff  rgb(196, 7, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 51%)  Electric Purple