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#FFC427

#ffc427 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc427 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 43.61°, with 100% saturation and 57.65% 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 1.14.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6089

Complementary

  1. #ffc427
  2. #2762ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc427
  2. #27ceff
  3. #5827ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5827
  2. #ffc427
  3. #ceff27

Triadic

  1. #ffc427
  2. #27ffc4
  3. #c427ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc427
  2. #62ff27
  3. #2762ff
  4. #c427ff

Square

  1. #ffc427
  2. #27ff58
  3. #2762ff
  4. #ff27ce

Monochromatic

  1. #8d6600
  2. #da9e00
  3. #ffc427
  4. #ffd974
  5. #ffeec0

Shades

#ffc427 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc427
  2. #e6b023
  3. #cc9d1f
  4. #b3891b
  5. #997617
  6. #806214
  7. #664e10
  8. #4d3b0c
  9. #332708
  10. #1a1404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc427 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc427
  2. #ffca3d
  3. #ffd052
  4. #ffd668
  5. #ffdc7d
  6. #ffe293
  7. #ffe7a9
  8. #ffedbe
  9. #fff3d4
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc427 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc427
  2. #f2bd30
  3. #e6b639
  4. #d9b042
  5. #cca94b
  6. #c0a254
  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 #ecd332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc409 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4cd2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc427 {
  color: #ffc427;
}
Background
.bg-ffc427 {
  background-color: #ffc427;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc427 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc427;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc427;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 196 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc427 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc427, #ceff27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc427 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 196 39 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.14 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.45 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.67 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.58 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.72 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.22 #003bd8 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc427  rgb(255, 196, 39)  hsl(44, 100%, 58%)  Mikado Yellow
#2762ff  rgb(39, 98, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#27ffc4  rgb(39, 255, 196)  hsl(164, 100%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c427ff  rgb(196, 39, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple