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#FFD901

#ffd901 ≈ Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffd901 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 85.1% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 99.61% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 51.02°, with 100% saturation and 50.2% 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 15.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gold (#ffd700), ΔE 0.64.

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Relative luminance0.7089

Complementary

  1. #ffd901
  2. #0127ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffd901
  2. #01a6ff
  3. #5a01ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5a01
  2. #ffd901
  3. #a6ff01

Triadic

  1. #ffd901
  2. #01ffd9
  3. #d901ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffd901
  2. #27ff01
  3. #0127ff
  4. #d901ff

Square

  1. #ffd901
  2. #01ff5a
  3. #0127ff
  4. #ff01a6

Monochromatic

  1. #675800
  2. #b49900
  3. #ffd901
  4. #ffe44e
  5. #fff09a

Shades

#ffd901 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffd901
  2. #e6c301
  3. #ccae01
  4. #b39801
  5. #998201
  6. #806d01
  7. #665700
  8. #4d4100
  9. #332b00
  10. #1a1600
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffd901 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffd901
  2. #ffdd1a
  3. #ffe134
  4. #ffe44d
  5. #ffe867
  6. #ffec80
  7. #fff099
  8. #fff4b3
  9. #fff7cc
  10. #fffbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffd901 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffd901
  2. #f2d00e
  3. #e6c71a
  4. #d9be27
  5. #ccb534
  6. #c0ad41
  7. #b3a44d
  8. #a69b5a
  9. #999267
  10. #8d8973
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eadaae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7d600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fddd1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffce93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffd901 {
  color: #ffd901;
}
Background
.bg-ffd901 {
  background-color: #ffd901;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffd901 {
  border: 2px solid #ffd901;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffd901;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 217 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffd901 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffd901, #a6ff01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffd901 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 217 1 / 0.35);
}

#ffd700 Gold ΔE 0.64 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 1.89 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 1.94 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.79 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.14 #0026fe Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Gold
#ffd901  rgb(255, 217, 1)  hsl(51, 100%, 50%)  Gold
#0127ff  rgb(1, 39, 255)  hsl(231, 100%, 50%)  Blue
#01ffd9  rgb(1, 255, 217)  hsl(171, 100%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#d901ff  rgb(217, 1, 255)  hsl(291, 100%, 50%)  Electric Purple