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#FFFA40

#fffa40 ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fffa40 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 98.04% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 74.9% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 58.43°, with 100% saturation and 62.55% 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 19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 1.59.

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Relative luminance0.9

Complementary

  1. #fffa40
  2. #4045ff

Split complementary

  1. #fffa40
  2. #40a5ff
  3. #9b40ff

Analogous

  1. #ff9b40
  2. #fffa40
  3. #a5ff40

Triadic

  1. #fffa40
  2. #40fffa
  3. #fa40ff

Tetradic

  1. #fffa40
  2. #45ff40
  3. #4045ff
  4. #fa40ff

Square

  1. #fffa40
  2. #40ff9b
  3. #4045ff
  4. #ff40a5

Monochromatic

  1. #a6a200
  2. #f3ec00
  3. #fffa40
  4. #fffc8d
  5. #fffed9

Shades

#fffa40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fffa40
  2. #e6e13a
  3. #ccc833
  4. #b3af2d
  5. #999626
  6. #807d20
  7. #66641a
  8. #4d4b13
  9. #33320d
  10. #1a1906
  11. #000000

Tints

#fffa40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fffa40
  2. #fffb53
  3. #fffb66
  4. #fffc79
  5. #fffc8c
  6. #fffda0
  7. #fffdb3
  8. #fffec6
  9. #fffed9
  10. #ffffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fffa40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fffa40
  2. #f2ee46
  3. #e6e24d
  4. #d9d553
  5. #ccc95a
  6. #c0bd60
  7. #b3b166
  8. #a6a56d
  9. #999873
  10. #8d8c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f8f6c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff00d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff64f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffead7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff42a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff84a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff0af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fffa40 {
  color: #fffa40;
}
Background
.bg-fffa40 {
  background-color: #fffa40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fffa40 {
  border: 2px solid #fffa40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fffa40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 250 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fffa40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fffa40, #a5ff40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fffa40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 250 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 1.59 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.30 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.41 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 2.51 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.61 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.19 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.65 #0005bf Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Daffodil
#fffa40  rgb(255, 250, 64)  hsl(58, 100%, 63%)  Daffodil
#4045ff  rgb(64, 69, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#40fffa  rgb(64, 255, 250)  hsl(178, 100%, 63%)  Aqua
#fa40ff  rgb(250, 64, 255)  hsl(298, 100%, 63%)  Fuchsia