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#FFEE52

#ffee52 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffee52 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 93.33% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 67.84% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.1°, with 100% saturation and 66.08% 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 17.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.8302

Complementary

  1. #ffee52
  2. #5263ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffee52
  2. #52baff
  3. #9752ff

Analogous

  1. #ff9752
  2. #ffee52
  3. #baff52

Triadic

  1. #ffee52
  2. #52ffee
  3. #ee52ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffee52
  2. #63ff52
  3. #5263ff
  4. #ee52ff

Square

  1. #ffee52
  2. #52ff97
  3. #5263ff
  4. #ff52ba

Monochromatic

  1. #b8a600
  2. #ffe606
  3. #ffee52
  4. #fff69f
  5. #fffdeb

Shades

#ffee52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffee52
  2. #e6d64a
  3. #ccbe42
  4. #b3a739
  5. #998f31
  6. #807729
  7. #665f21
  8. #4d4719
  9. #333010
  10. #1a1808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffee52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffee52
  2. #fff063
  3. #fff175
  4. #fff386
  5. #fff597
  6. #fff7a9
  7. #fff8ba
  8. #fffacb
  9. #fffcdc
  10. #fffdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffee52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffee52
  2. #f2e357
  3. #e6d85b
  4. #d9cd60
  5. #ccc264
  6. #c0b769
  7. #b3ac6e
  8. #a6a172
  9. #999677
  10. #8d8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3ecc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe63b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffee52 {
  color: #ffee52;
}
Background
.bg-ffee52 {
  background-color: #ffee52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffee52 {
  border: 2px solid #ffee52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffee52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 238 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 100% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffee52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffee52, #baff52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffee52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 238 82 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.23 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.28 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.65 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.70 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.18 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.43 #0011ad Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Icterine
#ffee52  rgb(255, 238, 82)  hsl(54, 100%, 66%)  Icterine
#5263ff  rgb(82, 99, 255)  hsl(234, 100%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#52ffee  rgb(82, 255, 238)  hsl(174, 100%, 66%)  Turquoise Blue
#ee52ff  rgb(238, 82, 255)  hsl(294, 100%, 66%)  Fuchsia