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#FFC831

#ffc831 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc831 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 80.78% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 43.98°, with 100% saturation and 59.61% 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 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.37.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6279

Complementary

  1. #ffc831
  2. #3168ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc831
  2. #31cfff
  3. #6131ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6131
  2. #ffc831
  3. #cfff31

Triadic

  1. #ffc831
  2. #31ffc8
  3. #c831ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc831
  2. #68ff31
  3. #3168ff
  4. #c831ff

Square

  1. #ffc831
  2. #31ff61
  3. #3168ff
  4. #ff31cf

Monochromatic

  1. #976f00
  2. #e4a700
  3. #ffc831
  4. #ffdc7e
  5. #fff1ca

Shades

#ffc831 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc831
  2. #e6b42c
  3. #cca027
  4. #b38c22
  5. #99781d
  6. #806419
  7. #665014
  8. #4d3c0f
  9. #33280a
  10. #1a1405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc831 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc831
  2. #ffce46
  3. #ffd35a
  4. #ffd96f
  5. #ffde83
  6. #ffe498
  7. #ffe9ad
  8. #ffefc1
  9. #fff4d6
  10. #fffaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc831 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc831
  2. #f2c139
  3. #e6ba41
  4. #d9b249
  5. #ccab51
  6. #c0a459
  7. #b39d60
  8. #a69668
  9. #998e70
  10. #8d8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4cda8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c702 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed63a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eec71e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d037 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbd8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc831 {
  color: #ffc831;
}
Background
.bg-ffc831 {
  background-color: #ffc831;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc831 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc831;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc831;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 200 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc831 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc831, #cfff31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc831 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 200 49 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.37 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.70 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.02 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.10 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.98 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.81 #0037ce Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffc831  rgb(255, 200, 49)  hsl(44, 100%, 60%)  Sunglow
#3168ff  rgb(49, 104, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31ffc8  rgb(49, 255, 200)  hsl(164, 100%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c831ff  rgb(200, 49, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 60%)  Electric Purple