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#FFCD66

#ffcd66 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffcd66 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 80.39% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 40.39°, with 100% saturation and 70% 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 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.6588

Complementary

  1. #ffcd66
  2. #6698ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcd66
  2. #66e5ff
  3. #8066ff

Analogous

  1. #ff8066
  2. #ffcd66
  3. #e5ff66

Triadic

  1. #ffcd66
  2. #66ffcd
  3. #cd66ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcd66
  2. #98ff66
  3. #6698ff
  4. #cd66ff

Square

  1. #ffcd66
  2. #66ff80
  3. #6698ff
  4. #ff66e5

Monochromatic

  1. #cc8900
  2. #ffb41a
  3. #ffcd66
  4. #ffe6b3
  5. #fff8eb

Shades

#ffcd66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcd66
  2. #e6b95c
  3. #cca452
  4. #b39047
  5. #997b3d
  6. #806733
  7. #665229
  8. #4d3e1f
  9. #332914
  10. #1a150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcd66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcd66
  2. #ffd275
  3. #ffd785
  4. #ffdc94
  5. #ffe1a3
  6. #ffe6b3
  7. #ffebc2
  8. #fff0d1
  9. #fff5e0
  10. #fffaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcd66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcd66
  2. #f2c569
  3. #e6be6b
  4. #d9b66e
  5. #ccae70
  6. #c0a773
  7. #b39f76
  8. #a69778
  9. #998f7b
  10. #8d887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d1b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cd5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd96a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efcd60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d568 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc49c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcd66 {
  color: #ffcd66;
}
Background
.bg-ffcd66 {
  background-color: #ffcd66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcd66 {
  border: 2px solid #ffcd66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcd66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 205 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 100% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcd66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcd66, #e5ff66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcd66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 205 102 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.30 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.40 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.54 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.39 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.50 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.55 #003299 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffcd66  rgb(255, 205, 102)  hsl(40, 100%, 70%)  Sunglow
#6698ff  rgb(102, 152, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#66ffcd  rgb(102, 255, 205)  hsl(160, 100%, 70%)  Aquamarine
#cd66ff  rgb(205, 102, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 70%)  Heliotrope