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#FFC40C

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc40c (Mikado Yellow) 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.43°, with 100% saturation and 52.35% 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).

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6077

Complementary

  1. #ffc40c
  2. #0c47ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc40c
  2. #0cc1ff
  3. #4a0cff

Analogous

  1. #ff4a0c
  2. #ffc40c
  3. #c1ff0c

Triadic

  1. #ffc40c
  2. #0cffc4
  3. #c40cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc40c
  2. #47ff0c
  3. #0c47ff
  4. #c40cff

Square

  1. #ffc40c
  2. #0cff4a
  3. #0c47ff
  4. #ff0cc1

Monochromatic

  1. #725600
  2. #be9000
  3. #ffc40c
  4. #ffd758
  5. #ffe9a5

Shades

#ffc40c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc40c
  2. #e6b00b
  3. #cc9d0a
  4. #b38908
  5. #997607
  6. #806206
  7. #664e05
  8. #4d3b04
  9. #332702
  10. #1a1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc40c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc40c
  2. #ffca24
  3. #ffd03d
  4. #ffd655
  5. #ffdc6d
  6. #ffe286
  7. #ffe79e
  8. #ffedb6
  9. #fff3ce
  10. #fff9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc40c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc40c
  2. #f2bd18
  3. #e6b623
  4. #d9b02f
  5. #cca93a
  6. #c0a246
  7. #b39b52
  8. #a6945d
  9. #998e69
  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 #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd321 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cd1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb985 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc40c {
  color: #ffc40c;
}
Background
.bg-ffc40c {
  background-color: #ffc40c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc40c {
  border: 2px solid #ffc40c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc40c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 196 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc40c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc40c, #c1ff0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc40c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 196 12 / 0.35);
}

#fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.60 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.64 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.61 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.86 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.39 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.17 #003bf3 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc40c  rgb(255, 196, 12)  hsl(45, 100%, 52%)  Mikado Yellow
#0c47ff  rgb(12, 71, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 52%)  Majorelle Blue
#0cffc4  rgb(12, 255, 196)  hsl(165, 100%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#c40cff  rgb(196, 12, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 52%)  Electric Purple