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#FFFF27

#ffff27 ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffff27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 57.65% 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 19.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 0.43.

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Relative luminance0.9293

Complementary

  1. #ffff27
  2. #2727ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffff27
  2. #2793ff
  3. #9327ff

Analogous

  1. #ff9327
  2. #ffff27
  3. #93ff27

Triadic

  1. #ffff27
  2. #27ffff
  3. #ff27ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffff27
  2. #27ff27
  3. #2727ff
  4. #ff27ff

Square

  1. #ffff27
  2. #27ff93
  3. #2727ff
  4. #ff2793

Monochromatic

  1. #8d8d00
  2. #dada00
  3. #ffff27
  4. #ffff74
  5. #ffffc0

Shades

#ffff27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffff27
  2. #e6e623
  3. #cccc1f
  4. #b3b31b
  5. #999917
  6. #808014
  7. #666610
  8. #4d4d0c
  9. #333308
  10. #1a1a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffff27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffff27
  2. #ffff3d
  3. #ffff52
  4. #ffff68
  5. #ffff7d
  6. #ffff93
  7. #ffffa9
  8. #ffffbe
  9. #ffffd4
  10. #ffffe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffff27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffff27
  2. #f2f230
  3. #e6e639
  4. #d9d942
  5. #cccc4b
  6. #c0c054
  7. #b3b35c
  8. #a6a665
  9. #99996e
  10. #8d8d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fafac6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffa40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeeda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffc37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff5af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffff27 {
  color: #ffff27;
}
Background
.bg-ffff27 {
  background-color: #ffff27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffff27 {
  border: 2px solid #ffff27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffff27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffff27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffff27, #93ff27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffff27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 39 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 0.43 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 0.86 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.30 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.55 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.21 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.24 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.41 #0000d8 Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Daffodil
#ffff27  rgb(255, 255, 39)  hsl(60, 100%, 58%)  Daffodil
#2727ff  rgb(39, 39, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 58%)  Han Purple
#27ffff  rgb(39, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 58%)  Aqua
#ff27ff  rgb(255, 39, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 58%)  Fuchsia