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#FFF459

#fff459 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fff459 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 95.69% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 65.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 56.02°, with 100% saturation and 67.45% 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 18.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 1.49.

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Relative luminance0.8668

Complementary

  1. #fff459
  2. #5964ff

Split complementary

  1. #fff459
  2. #59b7ff
  3. #a159ff

Analogous

  1. #ffa159
  2. #fff459
  3. #b7ff59

Triadic

  1. #fff459
  2. #59fff4
  3. #f459ff

Tetradic

  1. #fff459
  2. #64ff59
  3. #5964ff
  4. #f459ff

Square

  1. #fff459
  2. #59ffa1
  3. #5964ff
  4. #ff59b7

Monochromatic

  1. #bfb200
  2. #ffef0c
  3. #fff459
  4. #fff9a5
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fff459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fff459
  2. #e6dc50
  3. #ccc347
  4. #b3ab3e
  5. #999235
  6. #807a2d
  7. #666224
  8. #4d491b
  9. #333112
  10. #1a1809
  11. #000000

Tints

#fff459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fff459
  2. #fff56a
  3. #fff67a
  4. #fff78b
  5. #fff89b
  6. #fffaac
  7. #fffbbd
  8. #fffccd
  9. #fffdde
  10. #fffeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fff459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fff459
  2. #f2e85d
  3. #e6dd61
  4. #d9d165
  5. #ccc669
  6. #c0ba6d
  7. #b3ae70
  8. #a6a374
  9. #999778
  10. #8d8c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f6f1c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff363 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe4d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffef4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff35f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffebb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fff459 {
  color: #fff459;
}
Background
.bg-fff459 {
  background-color: #fff459;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fff459 {
  border: 2px solid #fff459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fff459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 244 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fff459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff459, #b7ff59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fff459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 244 89 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 1.49 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.18 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.20 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.21 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.23 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.25 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.29 #000ba6 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Icterine
#fff459  rgb(255, 244, 89)  hsl(56, 100%, 67%)  Icterine
#5964ff  rgb(89, 100, 255)  hsl(236, 100%, 67%)  Ultramarine Blue
#59fff4  rgb(89, 255, 244)  hsl(176, 100%, 67%)  Turquoise Blue
#f459ff  rgb(244, 89, 255)  hsl(296, 100%, 67%)  Heliotrope