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#FFC811

#ffc811 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc811 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 78.43% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 93.33% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 46.13°, with 100% saturation and 53.33% 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 13.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6261

Complementary

  1. #ffc811
  2. #1148ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc811
  2. #11bfff
  3. #5111ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5111
  2. #ffc811
  3. #bfff11

Triadic

  1. #ffc811
  2. #11ffc8
  3. #c811ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc811
  2. #48ff11
  3. #1148ff
  4. #c811ff

Square

  1. #ffc811
  2. #11ff51
  3. #1148ff
  4. #ff11bf

Monochromatic

  1. #775b00
  2. #c39600
  3. #ffc811
  4. #ffda5d
  5. #ffebaa

Shades

#ffc811 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc811
  2. #e6b40f
  3. #cca00e
  4. #b38c0c
  5. #99780a
  6. #806409
  7. #665007
  8. #4d3c05
  9. #332803
  10. #1a1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc811 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc811
  2. #ffce29
  3. #ffd341
  4. #ffd958
  5. #ffde70
  6. #ffe488
  7. #ffe9a0
  8. #ffefb8
  9. #fff4cf
  10. #fffae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc811 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc811
  2. #f2c11c
  3. #e6ba27
  4. #d9b232
  5. #ccab3d
  6. #c0a449
  7. #b39d54
  8. #a6965f
  9. #998e6a
  10. #8d8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4cca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eec700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d01e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbd88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc811 {
  color: #ffc811;
}
Background
.bg-ffc811 {
  background-color: #ffc811;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc811 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc811;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc811;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 200 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc811 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc811, #bfff11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc811 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 200 17 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.34 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.54 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.70 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.51 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.98 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.25 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.84 #0037ee Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#ffc811  rgb(255, 200, 17)  hsl(46, 100%, 53%)  Mikado Yellow
#1148ff  rgb(17, 72, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#11ffc8  rgb(17, 255, 200)  hsl(166, 100%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c811ff  rgb(200, 17, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 53%)  Electric Purple