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#FCF435

#fcf435 ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcf435 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 95.69% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.17% magenta, 78.97% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 57.59°, with 97.07% saturation and 59.8% 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 18.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.8565

Complementary

  1. #fcf435
  2. #353dfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf435
  2. #35a0fc
  3. #9035fc

Analogous

  1. #fc9035
  2. #fcf435
  3. #a0fc35

Triadic

  1. #fcf435
  2. #35fcf4
  3. #f435fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf435
  2. #3dfc35
  3. #353dfc
  4. #f435fc

Square

  1. #fcf435
  2. #35fc90
  3. #353dfc
  4. #fc35a0

Monochromatic

  1. #969002
  2. #e1d803
  3. #fcf435
  4. #fdf880
  5. #fefccc

Shades

#fcf435 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf435
  2. #e3dc30
  3. #cac32a
  4. #b0ab25
  5. #979220
  6. #7e7a1b
  7. #656215
  8. #4c4910
  9. #32310b
  10. #191805
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf435 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf435
  2. #fcf549
  3. #fdf65d
  4. #fdf772
  5. #fdf886
  6. #fefa9a
  7. #fefbae
  8. #fefcc2
  9. #fefdd7
  10. #fffeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf435 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf435
  2. #f0e83d
  3. #e3dd44
  4. #d7d14c
  5. #cac653
  6. #beba5b
  7. #b2ae62
  8. #a5a36a
  9. #999771
  10. #8c8c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4f1c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffee17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff240 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffeaa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf435 {
  color: #fcf435;
}
Background
.bg-fcf435 {
  background-color: #fcf435;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf435 {
  border: 2px solid #fcf435;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf435;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 244 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf435 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf435, #a0fc35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf435 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 244 53 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.79 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.83 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.42 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.52 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.62 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.05 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.08 #030bca Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fcf435  rgb(252, 244, 53)  hsl(58, 97%, 60%)  Cadmium Yellow
#353dfc  rgb(53, 61, 252)  hsl(238, 97%, 60%)  Han Purple
#35fcf4  rgb(53, 252, 244)  hsl(178, 97%, 60%)  Aqua
#f435fc  rgb(244, 53, 252)  hsl(298, 97%, 60%)  Fuchsia