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#FFC408

#ffc408 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc408 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 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 96.86% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.67°, with 100% saturation and 51.57% 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 0.09.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6076

Complementary

  1. #ffc408
  2. #0843ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc408
  2. #08beff
  3. #4908ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4908
  2. #ffc408
  3. #beff08

Triadic

  1. #ffc408
  2. #08ffc4
  3. #c408ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc408
  2. #43ff08
  3. #0843ff
  4. #c408ff

Square

  1. #ffc408
  2. #08ff49
  3. #0843ff
  4. #ff08be

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5400
  2. #bb8e00
  3. #ffc408
  4. #ffd655
  5. #ffe9a1

Shades

#ffc408 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc408
  2. #e6b007
  3. #cc9d06
  4. #b38906
  5. #997605
  6. #806204
  7. #664e03
  8. #4d3b02
  9. #332702
  10. #1a1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc408 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc408
  2. #ffca21
  3. #ffd039
  4. #ffd652
  5. #ffdc6b
  6. #ffe284
  7. #ffe79c
  8. #ffedb5
  9. #fff3ce
  10. #fff9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc408 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc408
  2. #f2bd14
  3. #e6b620
  4. #d9b02c
  5. #cca938
  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 #ecd320 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cd19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb985 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc408 {
  color: #ffc408;
}
Background
.bg-ffc408 {
  background-color: #ffc408;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc408 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc408;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc408;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 196 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc408 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc408, #beff08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc408 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 196 8 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.09 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.57 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.67 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.63 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.89 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.36 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.13 #003bf7 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc408  rgb(255, 196, 8)  hsl(46, 100%, 52%)  Mikado Yellow
#0843ff  rgb(8, 67, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 52%)  Majorelle Blue
#08ffc4  rgb(8, 255, 196)  hsl(166, 100%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#c408ff  rgb(196, 8, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 52%)  Electric Purple