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#FFCC20

#ffcc20 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffcc20 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 80% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 87.45% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 46.28°, with 100% saturation and 56.27% 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 13.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.13.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6455

Complementary

  1. #ffcc20
  2. #2053ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcc20
  2. #20c2ff
  3. #5c20ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5c20
  2. #ffcc20
  3. #c2ff20

Triadic

  1. #ffcc20
  2. #20ffcc
  3. #cc20ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcc20
  2. #53ff20
  3. #2053ff
  4. #cc20ff

Square

  1. #ffcc20
  2. #20ff5c
  3. #2053ff
  4. #ff20c2

Monochromatic

  1. #866700
  2. #d2a200
  3. #ffcc20
  4. #ffdd6c
  5. #ffefb9

Shades

#ffcc20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcc20
  2. #e6b81d
  3. #cca31a
  4. #b38f16
  5. #997a13
  6. #806610
  7. #66520d
  8. #4d3d0a
  9. #332906
  10. #1a1403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcc20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcc20
  2. #ffd136
  3. #ffd64d
  4. #ffdb63
  5. #ffe079
  6. #ffe690
  7. #ffeba6
  8. #fff0bc
  9. #fff5d2
  10. #fffae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcc20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcc20
  2. #f2c42a
  3. #e6bd33
  4. #d9b53d
  5. #ccae46
  6. #c0a650
  7. #b39e5a
  8. #a69763
  9. #998f6d
  10. #8d8876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5d0a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d82f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc18c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcc20 {
  color: #ffcc20;
}
Background
.bg-ffcc20 {
  background-color: #ffcc20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcc20 {
  border: 2px solid #ffcc20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcc20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 204 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcc20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcc20, #c2ff20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcc20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 204 32 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.44 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.55 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.56 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.74 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.78 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.03 #0033df Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffcc20  rgb(255, 204, 32)  hsl(46, 100%, 56%)  Sunglow
#2053ff  rgb(32, 83, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#20ffcc  rgb(32, 255, 204)  hsl(166, 100%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#cc20ff  rgb(204, 32, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple