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#FFC515

#ffc515 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc515 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 91.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.13°, with 100% saturation and 54.12% 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 0.33.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6125

Complementary

  1. #ffc515
  2. #154fff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc515
  2. #15c4ff
  3. #5015ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5015
  2. #ffc515
  3. #c4ff15

Triadic

  1. #ffc515
  2. #15ffc5
  3. #c515ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc515
  2. #4fff15
  3. #154fff
  4. #c515ff

Square

  1. #ffc515
  2. #15ff50
  3. #154fff
  4. #ff15c4

Monochromatic

  1. #7b5d00
  2. #c89600
  3. #ffc515
  4. #ffd862
  5. #ffebae

Shades

#ffc515 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc515
  2. #e6b113
  3. #cc9e11
  4. #b38a0f
  5. #99760d
  6. #80630b
  7. #664f08
  8. #4d3b06
  9. #332704
  10. #1a1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc515 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc515
  2. #ffcb2c
  3. #ffd144
  4. #ffd65b
  5. #ffdc73
  6. #ffe28a
  7. #ffe8a1
  8. #ffeeb9
  9. #fff3d0
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc515 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc515
  2. #f2be20
  3. #e6b72a
  4. #d9b035
  5. #cca940
  6. #c0a34b
  7. #b39c55
  8. #a69560
  9. #998e6b
  10. #8d8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 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 #edd426 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edc500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4ce20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc515 {
  color: #ffc515;
}
Background
.bg-ffc515 {
  background-color: #ffc515;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc515 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc515;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc515;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 197 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc515 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc515, #c4ff15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc515 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 197 21 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.33 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.78 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.91 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.28 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.16 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.94 #003aea Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc515  rgb(255, 197, 21)  hsl(45, 100%, 54%)  Mikado Yellow
#154fff  rgb(21, 79, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#15ffc5  rgb(21, 255, 197)  hsl(165, 100%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#c515ff  rgb(197, 21, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 54%)  Electric Purple