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#FFC61D

#ffc61d ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc61d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 88.63% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 44.87°, with 100% saturation and 55.69% 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 13.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 0.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6174

Complementary

  1. #ffc61d
  2. #1d56ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc61d
  2. #1dc7ff
  3. #551dff

Analogous

  1. #ff551d
  2. #ffc61d
  3. #c7ff1d

Triadic

  1. #ffc61d
  2. #1dffc6
  3. #c61dff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc61d
  2. #56ff1d
  3. #1d56ff
  4. #c61dff

Square

  1. #ffc61d
  2. #1dff55
  3. #1d56ff
  4. #ff1dc7

Monochromatic

  1. #836200
  2. #d09b00
  3. #ffc61d
  4. #ffd96a
  5. #ffedb6

Shades

#ffc61d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc61d
  2. #e6b21a
  3. #cc9e17
  4. #b38b14
  5. #997711
  6. #80630f
  7. #664f0c
  8. #4d3b09
  9. #332806
  10. #1a1403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc61d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc61d
  2. #ffcc34
  3. #ffd14a
  4. #ffd761
  5. #ffdd77
  6. #ffe38e
  7. #ffe8a5
  8. #ffeebb
  9. #fff4d2
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc61d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc61d
  2. #f2bf27
  3. #e6b831
  4. #d9b13b
  5. #ccaa45
  6. #c0a34f
  7. #b39c58
  8. #a69562
  9. #998e6c
  10. #8d8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3cba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd42b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edc600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5cf26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc61d {
  color: #ffc61d;
}
Background
.bg-ffc61d {
  background-color: #ffc61d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc61d {
  border: 2px solid #ffc61d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc61d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 198 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc61d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc61d, #c7ff1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc61d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 198 29 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 0.69 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.07 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.93 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.20 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.42 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.98 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.76 #0039e2 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc61d  rgb(255, 198, 29)  hsl(45, 100%, 56%)  Mikado Yellow
#1d56ff  rgb(29, 86, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#1dffc6  rgb(29, 255, 198)  hsl(165, 100%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c61dff  rgb(198, 29, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple