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#FFDC1A

#ffdc1a ≈ Golden Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffdc1a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 86.27% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 89.8% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 50.83°, with 100% saturation and 55.1% 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 15.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Golden Yellow (#ffdf00), ΔE 1.18.

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Relative luminance0.7252

Complementary

  1. #ffdc1a
  2. #1a3dff

Split complementary

  1. #ffdc1a
  2. #1ab0ff
  3. #6a1aff

Analogous

  1. #ff6a1a
  2. #ffdc1a
  3. #b0ff1a

Triadic

  1. #ffdc1a
  2. #1affdc
  3. #dc1aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffdc1a
  2. #3dff1a
  3. #1a3dff
  4. #dc1aff

Square

  1. #ffdc1a
  2. #1aff6a
  3. #1a3dff
  4. #ff1ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #806c00
  2. #cdad00
  3. #ffdc1a
  4. #ffe867
  5. #fff3b3

Shades

#ffdc1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffdc1a
  2. #e6c617
  3. #ccb015
  4. #b39a12
  5. #998410
  6. #806e0d
  7. #66580a
  8. #4d4208
  9. #332c05
  10. #1a1603
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffdc1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffdc1a
  2. #ffe031
  3. #ffe348
  4. #ffe75f
  5. #ffea76
  6. #ffee8d
  7. #fff1a3
  8. #fff5ba
  9. #fff8d1
  10. #fffce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffdc1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffdc1a
  2. #f2d324
  3. #e6ca2e
  4. #d9c039
  5. #ccb743
  6. #c0ae4d
  7. #b3a557
  8. #a69c61
  9. #99926c
  10. #8d8976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecddb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde22f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcabc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8d900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fee028 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffdc1a {
  color: #ffdc1a;
}
Background
.bg-ffdc1a {
  background-color: #ffdc1a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffdc1a {
  border: 2px solid #ffdc1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffdc1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 220 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffdc1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffdc1a, #b0ff1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffdc1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 220 26 / 0.35);
}

#ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 1.18 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 1.56 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 1.79 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.81 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.45 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.87 #0023e5 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Golden Yellow
#ffdc1a  rgb(255, 220, 26)  hsl(51, 100%, 55%)  Golden Yellow
#1a3dff  rgb(26, 61, 255)  hsl(231, 100%, 55%)  Han Purple
#1affdc  rgb(26, 255, 220)  hsl(171, 100%, 55%)  Turquoise Blue
#dc1aff  rgb(220, 26, 255)  hsl(291, 100%, 55%)  Fuchsia