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#FFCC25

#ffcc25 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffcc25 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 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 85.49% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.96°, with 100% saturation and 57.25% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 0.88.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6458

Complementary

  1. #ffcc25
  2. #2558ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcc25
  2. #25c5ff
  3. #5f25ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5f25
  2. #ffcc25
  3. #c5ff25

Triadic

  1. #ffcc25
  2. #25ffcc
  3. #cc25ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcc25
  2. #58ff25
  3. #2558ff
  4. #cc25ff

Square

  1. #ffcc25
  2. #25ff5f
  3. #2558ff
  4. #ff25c5

Monochromatic

  1. #8b6a00
  2. #d7a500
  3. #ffcc25
  4. #ffde71
  5. #fff0be

Shades

#ffcc25 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcc25
  2. #e6b821
  3. #cca31e
  4. #b38f1a
  5. #997a16
  6. #806613
  7. #66520f
  8. #4d3d0b
  9. #332907
  10. #1a1404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcc25 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcc25
  2. #ffd13b
  3. #ffd651
  4. #ffdb66
  5. #ffe07c
  6. #ffe692
  7. #ffeba8
  8. #fff0be
  9. #fff5d3
  10. #fffae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcc25 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcc25
  2. #f2c42e
  3. #e6bd37
  4. #d9b540
  5. #ccae49
  6. #c0a653
  7. #b39e5c
  8. #a69765
  9. #998f6e
  10. #8d8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6d0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d832 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d32d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc18c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcc25 {
  color: #ffcc25;
}
Background
.bg-ffcc25 {
  background-color: #ffcc25;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcc25 {
  border: 2px solid #ffcc25;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcc25;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 204 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcc25 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcc25, #c5ff25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcc25 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 204 37 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 0.88 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.42 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.53 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.53 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.73 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.94 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.14 #0033da Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffcc25  rgb(255, 204, 37)  hsl(46, 100%, 57%)  Sunglow
#2558ff  rgb(37, 88, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#25ffcc  rgb(37, 255, 204)  hsl(166, 100%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#cc25ff  rgb(204, 37, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple