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#FFE30C

#ffe30c ≈ Golden Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffe30c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 89.02% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 53.09°, with 100% saturation and 52.35% 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 16.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Golden Yellow (#ffdf00), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.7622

Complementary

  1. #ffe30c
  2. #0c28ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe30c
  2. #0ca1ff
  3. #6a0cff

Analogous

  1. #ff6a0c
  2. #ffe30c
  3. #a1ff0c

Triadic

  1. #ffe30c
  2. #0cffe3
  3. #e30cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe30c
  2. #28ff0c
  3. #0c28ff
  4. #e30cff

Square

  1. #ffe30c
  2. #0cff6a
  3. #0c28ff
  4. #ff0ca1

Monochromatic

  1. #726500
  2. #bea900
  3. #ffe30c
  4. #ffec58
  5. #fff5a5

Shades

#ffe30c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe30c
  2. #e6cc0b
  3. #ccb60a
  4. #b39f08
  5. #998807
  6. #807206
  7. #665b05
  8. #4d4404
  9. #332d02
  10. #1a1701
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe30c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe30c
  2. #ffe624
  3. #ffe93d
  4. #ffeb55
  5. #ffee6d
  6. #fff186
  7. #fff49e
  8. #fff7b6
  9. #fff9ce
  10. #fffce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe30c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe30c
  2. #f2d918
  3. #e6cf23
  4. #d9c52f
  5. #ccbb3a
  6. #c0b246
  7. #b3a852
  8. #a69e5d
  9. #999469
  10. #8d8a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee3b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe72c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fcdf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffe522 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd89a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe30c {
  color: #ffe30c;
}
Background
.bg-ffe30c {
  background-color: #ffe30c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe30c {
  border: 2px solid #ffe30c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe30c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 227 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe30c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe30c, #a1ff0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe30c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 227 12 / 0.35);
}

#ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 1.21 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 1.81 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.56 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.57 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.53 #001cf3 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Golden Yellow
#ffe30c  rgb(255, 227, 12)  hsl(53, 100%, 52%)  Golden Yellow
#0c28ff  rgb(12, 40, 255)  hsl(233, 100%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#0cffe3  rgb(12, 255, 227)  hsl(173, 100%, 52%)  Turquoise Blue
#e30cff  rgb(227, 12, 255)  hsl(293, 100%, 52%)  Fuchsia