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#FFFF56

#ffff56 ≈ Laser Lemon

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffff56 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.27% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 66.86% 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 19.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Laser Lemon (#ffff66), ΔE 1.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.9345

Complementary

  1. #ffff56
  2. #5656ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffff56
  2. #56aaff
  3. #aa56ff

Analogous

  1. #ffaa56
  2. #ffff56
  3. #aaff56

Triadic

  1. #ffff56
  2. #56ffff
  3. #ff56ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffff56
  2. #56ff56
  3. #5656ff
  4. #ff56ff

Square

  1. #ffff56
  2. #56ffaa
  3. #5656ff
  4. #ff56aa

Monochromatic

  1. #bcbc00
  2. #ffff09
  3. #ffff56
  4. #ffffa2
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffff56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffff56
  2. #e6e64d
  3. #cccc45
  4. #b3b33c
  5. #999934
  6. #80802b
  7. #666622
  8. #4d4d1a
  9. #333311
  10. #1a1a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffff56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffff56
  2. #ffff67
  3. #ffff78
  4. #ffff89
  5. #ffff9a
  6. #ffffab
  7. #ffffbb
  8. #ffffcc
  9. #ffffdd
  10. #ffffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffff56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffff56
  2. #f2f25a
  3. #e6e65e
  4. #d9d963
  5. #cccc67
  6. #c0c06b
  7. #b3b36f
  8. #a6a673
  9. #999978
  10. #8d8d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f8f8f8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff53c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffa62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffefdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff948 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffc5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff6b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffff56 {
  color: #ffff56;
}
Background
.bg-ffff56 {
  background-color: #ffff56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffff56 {
  border: 2px solid #ffff56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffff56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffff56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffff56, #aaff56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffff56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 86 / 0.35);
}

#ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 1.41 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.10 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.38 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.67 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.24 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.38 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.61 #0000a9 Inverted #f8f8f8 Grayscale 

Laser Lemon
#ffff56  rgb(255, 255, 86)  hsl(60, 100%, 67%)  Laser Lemon
#5656ff  rgb(86, 86, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 67%)  Majorelle Blue
#56ffff  rgb(86, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 67%)  Aqua
#ff56ff  rgb(255, 86, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 67%)  Fuchsia Pink