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#FFC614

#ffc614 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc614 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 77.65% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 92.16% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.45°, with 100% saturation and 53.92% 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 13.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.63.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.617

Complementary

  1. #ffc614
  2. #144dff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc614
  2. #14c2ff
  3. #5114ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5114
  2. #ffc614
  3. #c2ff14

Triadic

  1. #ffc614
  2. #14ffc6
  3. #c614ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc614
  2. #4dff14
  3. #144dff
  4. #c614ff

Square

  1. #ffc614
  2. #14ff51
  3. #144dff
  4. #ff14c2

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5c00
  2. #c69600
  3. #ffc614
  4. #ffd960
  5. #ffebad

Shades

#ffc614 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc614
  2. #e6b212
  3. #cc9e10
  4. #b38b0e
  5. #99770c
  6. #80630a
  7. #664f08
  8. #4d3b06
  9. #332804
  10. #1a1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc614 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc614
  2. #ffcc2c
  3. #ffd143
  4. #ffd75b
  5. #ffdd72
  6. #ffe38a
  7. #ffe8a1
  8. #ffeeb9
  9. #fff4d0
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc614 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc614
  2. #f2bf1f
  3. #e6b82a
  4. #d9b134
  5. #ccaa3f
  6. #c0a34a
  7. #b39c55
  8. #a69560
  9. #998e6a
  10. #8d8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3cba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed426 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edc500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5cf20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc614 {
  color: #ffc614;
}
Background
.bg-ffc614 {
  background-color: #ffc614;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc614 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc614;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc614;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 198 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc614 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc614, #c2ff14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc614 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 198 20 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.63 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.96 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.03 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.26 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.54 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.85 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.58 #0039eb Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc614  rgb(255, 198, 20)  hsl(45, 100%, 54%)  Mikado Yellow
#144dff  rgb(20, 77, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#14ffc6  rgb(20, 255, 198)  hsl(165, 100%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#c614ff  rgb(198, 20, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 54%)  Electric Purple