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#FFC424

#ffc424 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc424 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 43.84°, with 100% saturation and 57.06% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.96.

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Relative luminance0.6087

Complementary

  1. #ffc424
  2. #245fff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc424
  2. #24ccff
  3. #5724ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5724
  2. #ffc424
  3. #ccff24

Triadic

  1. #ffc424
  2. #24ffc4
  3. #c424ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc424
  2. #5fff24
  3. #245fff
  4. #c424ff

Square

  1. #ffc424
  2. #24ff57
  3. #245fff
  4. #ff24cc

Monochromatic

  1. #8a6500
  2. #d79d00
  3. #ffc424
  4. #ffd971
  5. #ffedbd

Shades

#ffc424 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc424
  2. #e6b020
  3. #cc9d1d
  4. #b38919
  5. #997616
  6. #806212
  7. #664e0e
  8. #4d3b0b
  9. #332707
  10. #1a1404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc424 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc424
  2. #ffca3a
  3. #ffd050
  4. #ffd666
  5. #ffdc7c
  6. #ffe292
  7. #ffe7a7
  8. #ffedbd
  9. #fff3d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc424 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc424
  2. #f2bd2d
  3. #e6b636
  4. #d9b040
  5. #cca949
  6. #c0a252
  7. #b39b5b
  8. #a69464
  9. #998e6e
  10. #8d8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 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 #ecd32f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cd2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc424 {
  color: #ffc424;
}
Background
.bg-ffc424 {
  background-color: #ffc424;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc424 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc424;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc424;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 196 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc424 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc424, #ccff24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc424 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 196 36 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.96 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.29 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.61 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.55 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.71 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.77 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.28 #003bdb Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc424  rgb(255, 196, 36)  hsl(44, 100%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#245fff  rgb(36, 95, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#24ffc4  rgb(36, 255, 196)  hsl(164, 100%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c424ff  rgb(196, 36, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple