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#FFEC04

#ffec04 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffec04 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 92.55% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 98.43% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 55.46°, with 100% saturation and 50.78% 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 17.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 0.86.

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Relative luminance0.8126

Complementary

  1. #ffec04
  2. #0417ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffec04
  2. #0494ff
  3. #6e04ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6e04
  2. #ffec04
  3. #94ff04

Triadic

  1. #ffec04
  2. #04ffec
  3. #ec04ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffec04
  2. #17ff04
  3. #0417ff
  4. #ec04ff

Square

  1. #ffec04
  2. #04ff6e
  3. #0417ff
  4. #ff0494

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6200
  2. #b6a900
  3. #ffec04
  4. #fff250
  5. #fff89d

Shades

#ffec04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffec04
  2. #e6d404
  3. #ccbd03
  4. #b3a503
  5. #998e02
  6. #807602
  7. #665e02
  8. #4d4701
  9. #332f01
  10. #1a1800
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffec04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffec04
  2. #ffee1d
  3. #fff036
  4. #fff24f
  5. #fff468
  6. #fff682
  7. #fff79b
  8. #fff9b4
  9. #fffbcd
  10. #fffde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffec04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffec04
  2. #f2e110
  3. #e6d61d
  4. #d9cc29
  5. #ccc136
  6. #c0b642
  7. #b3ab4e
  8. #a6a05b
  9. #999667
  10. #8d8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2eab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffec04 {
  color: #ffec04;
}
Background
.bg-ffec04 {
  background-color: #ffec04;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffec04 {
  border: 2px solid #ffec04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffec04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffec04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec04, #94ff04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffec04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 4 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 0.86 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.93 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.80 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.99 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.40 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.88 #0013fb Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffec04  rgb(255, 236, 4)  hsl(55, 100%, 51%)  Canary Yellow
#0417ff  rgb(4, 23, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 51%)  Blue
#04ffec  rgb(4, 255, 236)  hsl(175, 100%, 51%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec04ff  rgb(236, 4, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 51%)  Fuchsia