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#FFCC2E

#ffcc2e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffcc2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 81.96% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 45.36°, with 100% saturation and 59.02% 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 13.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 0.34.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6464

Complementary

  1. #ffcc2e
  2. #2e61ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcc2e
  2. #2ec9ff
  3. #642eff

Analogous

  1. #ff642e
  2. #ffcc2e
  3. #c9ff2e

Triadic

  1. #ffcc2e
  2. #2effcc
  3. #cc2eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcc2e
  2. #61ff2e
  3. #2e61ff
  4. #cc2eff

Square

  1. #ffcc2e
  2. #2eff64
  3. #2e61ff
  4. #ff2ec9

Monochromatic

  1. #947000
  2. #e1aa00
  3. #ffcc2e
  4. #ffdf7b
  5. #fff1c7

Shades

#ffcc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcc2e
  2. #e6b829
  3. #cca325
  4. #b38f20
  5. #997a1c
  6. #806617
  7. #665212
  8. #4d3d0e
  9. #332909
  10. #1a1405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcc2e
  2. #ffd143
  3. #ffd658
  4. #ffdb6d
  5. #ffe082
  6. #ffe697
  7. #ffebab
  8. #fff0c0
  9. #fff5d5
  10. #fffaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcc2e
  2. #f2c436
  3. #e6bd3e
  4. #d9b547
  5. #ccae4f
  6. #c0a657
  7. #b39e5f
  8. #a69767
  9. #998f70
  10. #8d8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.93:1 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 #f1d839 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0cb17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d335 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc18e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcc2e {
  color: #ffcc2e;
}
Background
.bg-ffcc2e {
  background-color: #ffcc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcc2e {
  border: 2px solid #ffcc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 204 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcc2e, #c9ff2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 204 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 0.34 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.22 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.54 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.78 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.80 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.33 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.09 #0033d1 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffcc2e  rgb(255, 204, 46)  hsl(45, 100%, 59%)  Sunglow
#2e61ff  rgb(46, 97, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2effcc  rgb(46, 255, 204)  hsl(165, 100%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#cc2eff  rgb(204, 46, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 59%)  Electric Purple