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#FFDC2E

#ffdc2e ≈ Banana Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffdc2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 81.96% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 49.95°, 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 15.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.7264

Complementary

  1. #ffdc2e
  2. #2e51ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffdc2e
  2. #2ebaff
  3. #732eff

Analogous

  1. #ff732e
  2. #ffdc2e
  3. #baff2e

Triadic

  1. #ffdc2e
  2. #2effdc
  3. #dc2eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffdc2e
  2. #51ff2e
  3. #2e51ff
  4. #dc2eff

Square

  1. #ffdc2e
  2. #2eff73
  3. #2e51ff
  4. #ff2eba

Monochromatic

  1. #947b00
  2. #e1bb00
  3. #ffdc2e
  4. #ffe97b
  5. #fff6c7

Shades

#ffdc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffdc2e
  2. #e6c629
  3. #ccb025
  4. #b39a20
  5. #99841c
  6. #806e17
  7. #665812
  8. #4d420e
  9. #332c09
  10. #1a1605
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffdc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffdc2e
  2. #ffe043
  3. #ffe358
  4. #ffe76d
  5. #ffea82
  6. #ffee97
  7. #fff1ab
  8. #fff5c0
  9. #fff8d5
  10. #fffcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffdc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffdc2e
  2. #f2d336
  3. #e6ca3e
  4. #d9c047
  5. #ccb74f
  6. #c0ae57
  7. #b3a55f
  8. #a69c67
  9. #999270
  10. #8d8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecddb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce23c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcabd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8d910 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fde037 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffdc2e {
  color: #ffdc2e;
}
Background
.bg-ffdc2e {
  background-color: #ffdc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffdc2e {
  border: 2px solid #ffdc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffdc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 220 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffdc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffdc2e, #baff2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffdc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 220 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 1.55 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 1.88 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 1.89 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.90 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.49 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.21 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.31 #0023d1 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#ffdc2e  rgb(255, 220, 46)  hsl(50, 100%, 59%)  Banana Yellow
#2e51ff  rgb(46, 81, 255)  hsl(230, 100%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#2effdc  rgb(46, 255, 220)  hsl(170, 100%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#dc2eff  rgb(220, 46, 255)  hsl(290, 100%, 59%)  Fuchsia