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#FFC426

#ffc426 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc426 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 85.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 43.69°, with 100% saturation and 57.45% 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.08.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6088

Complementary

  1. #ffc426
  2. #2661ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc426
  2. #26cdff
  3. #5826ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5826
  2. #ffc426
  3. #cdff26

Triadic

  1. #ffc426
  2. #26ffc4
  3. #c426ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc426
  2. #61ff26
  3. #2661ff
  4. #c426ff

Square

  1. #ffc426
  2. #26ff58
  3. #2661ff
  4. #ff26cd

Monochromatic

  1. #8c6600
  2. #d89e00
  3. #ffc426
  4. #ffd972
  5. #ffeebf

Shades

#ffc426 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc426
  2. #e6b022
  3. #cc9d1e
  4. #b3891b
  5. #997617
  6. #806213
  7. #664e0f
  8. #4d3b0b
  9. #332708
  10. #1a1404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc426 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc426
  2. #ffca3c
  3. #ffd051
  4. #ffd667
  5. #ffdc7d
  6. #ffe293
  7. #ffe7a8
  8. #ffedbe
  9. #fff3d4
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc426 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc426
  2. #f2bd2f
  3. #e6b638
  4. #d9b041
  5. #cca94a
  6. #c0a253
  7. #b39b5c
  8. #a69465
  9. #998e6e
  10. #8d8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 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 #ecd331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc406 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cd2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc426 {
  color: #ffc426;
}
Background
.bg-ffc426 {
  background-color: #ffc426;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc426 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc426;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc426;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 196 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc426 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc426, #cdff26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc426 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 196 38 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.08 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.40 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.65 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.71 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.24 #003bd9 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc426  rgb(255, 196, 38)  hsl(44, 100%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#2661ff  rgb(38, 97, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#26ffc4  rgb(38, 255, 196)  hsl(164, 100%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c426ff  rgb(196, 38, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple