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#FFFC55

#fffc55 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fffc55 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 98.82% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 58.94°, with 100% saturation and 66.67% 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 19.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 1.5.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.9154

Complementary

  1. #fffc55
  2. #5558ff

Split complementary

  1. #fffc55
  2. #55adff
  3. #a755ff

Analogous

  1. #ffa755
  2. #fffc55
  3. #adff55

Triadic

  1. #fffc55
  2. #55fffc
  3. #fc55ff

Tetradic

  1. #fffc55
  2. #58ff55
  3. #5558ff
  4. #fc55ff

Square

  1. #fffc55
  2. #55ffa7
  3. #5558ff
  4. #ff55ad

Monochromatic

  1. #bbb800
  2. #fffb09
  3. #fffc55
  4. #fffda2
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fffc55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fffc55
  2. #e6e34d
  3. #ccca44
  4. #b3b03c
  5. #999733
  6. #807e2b
  7. #666522
  8. #4d4c1a
  9. #333211
  10. #1a1909
  11. #000000

Tints

#fffc55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fffc55
  2. #fffc66
  3. #fffd77
  4. #fffd88
  5. #fffd99
  6. #fffeaa
  7. #fffebb
  8. #fffecc
  9. #fffedd
  10. #ffffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fffc55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fffc55
  2. #f2f059
  3. #e6e35e
  4. #d9d762
  5. #ccca66
  6. #c0be6b
  7. #b3b26f
  8. #a6a573
  9. #999977
  10. #8d8c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9f8c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff23c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff860 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffecdb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff647 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffa5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff3b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fffc55 {
  color: #fffc55;
}
Background
.bg-fffc55 {
  background-color: #fffc55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fffc55 {
  border: 2px solid #fffc55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fffc55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 252 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fffc55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fffc55, #adff55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fffc55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 252 85 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 1.50 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 1.63 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.49 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.72 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.87 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.97 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.99 #0003aa Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#fffc55  rgb(255, 252, 85)  hsl(59, 100%, 67%)  Icterine
#5558ff  rgb(85, 88, 255)  hsl(239, 100%, 67%)  Majorelle Blue
#55fffc  rgb(85, 255, 252)  hsl(179, 100%, 67%)  Aqua
#fc55ff  rgb(252, 85, 255)  hsl(299, 100%, 67%)  Fuchsia Pink