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#FFC41C

#ffc41c ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc41c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 89.02% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 44.41°, with 100% saturation and 55.49% 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 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.55.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6082

Complementary

  1. #ffc41c
  2. #1c57ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc41c
  2. #1cc8ff
  3. #531cff

Analogous

  1. #ff531c
  2. #ffc41c
  3. #c8ff1c

Triadic

  1. #ffc41c
  2. #1cffc4
  3. #c41cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc41c
  2. #57ff1c
  3. #1c57ff
  4. #c41cff

Square

  1. #ffc41c
  2. #1cff53
  3. #1c57ff
  4. #ff1cc8

Monochromatic

  1. #826000
  2. #ce9900
  3. #ffc41c
  4. #ffd868
  5. #ffecb5

Shades

#ffc41c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc41c
  2. #e6b019
  3. #cc9d16
  4. #b38914
  5. #997611
  6. #80620e
  7. #664e0b
  8. #4d3b08
  9. #332706
  10. #1a1403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc41c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc41c
  2. #ffca33
  3. #ffd049
  4. #ffd660
  5. #ffdc77
  6. #ffe28e
  7. #ffe7a4
  8. #ffedbb
  9. #fff3d2
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc41c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc41c
  2. #f2bd26
  3. #e6b630
  4. #d9b03a
  5. #cca944
  6. #c0a24e
  7. #b39b58
  8. #a69462
  9. #998e6c
  10. #8d8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd32a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cd25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc41c {
  color: #ffc41c;
}
Background
.bg-ffc41c {
  background-color: #ffc41c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc41c {
  border: 2px solid #ffc41c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc41c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 196 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc41c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc41c, #c8ff1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc41c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 196 28 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.55 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.94 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.56 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.53 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.73 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.58 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.44 #003be3 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc41c  rgb(255, 196, 28)  hsl(44, 100%, 55%)  Mikado Yellow
#1c57ff  rgb(28, 87, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#1cffc4  rgb(28, 255, 196)  hsl(164, 100%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#c41cff  rgb(196, 28, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 55%)  Electric Purple