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#FFC510

#ffc510 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc510 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 77.25% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 93.73% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.44°, with 100% saturation and 53.14% 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.32.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6123

Complementary

  1. #ffc510
  2. #104aff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc510
  2. #10c2ff
  3. #4e10ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4e10
  2. #ffc510
  3. #c2ff10

Triadic

  1. #ffc510
  2. #10ffc5
  3. #c510ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc510
  2. #4aff10
  3. #104aff
  4. #c510ff

Square

  1. #ffc510
  2. #10ff4e
  3. #104aff
  4. #ff10c2

Monochromatic

  1. #765900
  2. #c39300
  3. #ffc510
  4. #ffd85d
  5. #ffeaa9

Shades

#ffc510 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc510
  2. #e6b10e
  3. #cc9e0d
  4. #b38a0b
  5. #99760a
  6. #806308
  7. #664f06
  8. #4d3b05
  9. #332703
  10. #1a1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc510 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc510
  2. #ffcb28
  3. #ffd140
  4. #ffd658
  5. #ffdc70
  6. #ffe288
  7. #ffe89f
  8. #ffeeb7
  9. #fff3cf
  10. #fff9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc510 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc510
  2. #f2be1b
  3. #e6b726
  4. #d9b032
  5. #cca93d
  6. #c0a348
  7. #b39c53
  8. #a6955e
  9. #998e6a
  10. #8d8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3caa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd423 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edc500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4ce1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc510 {
  color: #ffc510;
}
Background
.bg-ffc510 {
  background-color: #ffc510;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc510 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc510;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc510;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 197 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc510 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc510, #c2ff10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc510 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 197 16 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.32 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.73 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.95 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.32 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.69 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.11 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.87 #003aef Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc510  rgb(255, 197, 16)  hsl(45, 100%, 53%)  Mikado Yellow
#104aff  rgb(16, 74, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#10ffc5  rgb(16, 255, 197)  hsl(165, 100%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c510ff  rgb(197, 16, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 53%)  Electric Purple