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#FFCD23

#ffcd23 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffcd23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 80.39% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 86.27% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 46.36°, with 100% saturation and 56.86% 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 14.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.17.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6504

Complementary

  1. #ffcd23
  2. #2355ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcd23
  2. #23c3ff
  3. #5f23ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5f23
  2. #ffcd23
  3. #c3ff23

Triadic

  1. #ffcd23
  2. #23ffcd
  3. #cd23ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcd23
  2. #55ff23
  3. #2355ff
  4. #cd23ff

Square

  1. #ffcd23
  2. #23ff5f
  3. #2355ff
  4. #ff23c3

Monochromatic

  1. #896a00
  2. #d5a500
  3. #ffcd23
  4. #ffde6f
  5. #fff0bc

Shades

#ffcd23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcd23
  2. #e6b920
  3. #cca41c
  4. #b39019
  5. #997b15
  6. #806712
  7. #66520e
  8. #4d3e0b
  9. #332907
  10. #1a1504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcd23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcd23
  2. #ffd239
  3. #ffd74f
  4. #ffdc65
  5. #ffe17b
  6. #ffe691
  7. #ffeba7
  8. #fff0bd
  9. #fff5d3
  10. #fffae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcd23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcd23
  2. #f2c52c
  3. #e6be36
  4. #d9b63f
  5. #ccae48
  6. #c0a752
  7. #b39f5b
  8. #a69764
  9. #998f6d
  10. #8d8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6d1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2d931 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0cc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d42c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc28d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcd23 {
  color: #ffcd23;
}
Background
.bg-ffcd23 {
  background-color: #ffcd23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcd23 {
  border: 2px solid #ffcd23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcd23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 205 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcd23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcd23, #c3ff23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcd23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 205 35 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.31 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.55 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.65 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.87 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.05 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.77 #0032dc Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffcd23  rgb(255, 205, 35)  hsl(46, 100%, 57%)  Sunglow
#2355ff  rgb(35, 85, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#23ffcd  rgb(35, 255, 205)  hsl(166, 100%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#cd23ff  rgb(205, 35, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple