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#FDFD40

#fdfd40 ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdfd40 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 99.22% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.7% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 97.93% saturation and 62.16% 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 19.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 1.02.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.915

Complementary

  1. #fdfd40
  2. #4040fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdfd40
  2. #409ffd
  3. #9f40fd

Analogous

  1. #fd9f40
  2. #fdfd40
  3. #9ffd40

Triadic

  1. #fdfd40
  2. #40fdfd
  3. #fd40fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdfd40
  2. #40fd40
  3. #4040fd
  4. #fd40fd

Square

  1. #fdfd40
  2. #40fd9f
  3. #4040fd
  4. #fd409f

Monochromatic

  1. #a2a202
  2. #eeee02
  3. #fdfd40
  4. #fefe8c
  5. #ffffd7

Shades

#fdfd40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdfd40
  2. #e4e43a
  3. #caca33
  4. #b1b12d
  5. #989826
  6. #7f7f20
  7. #65651a
  8. #4c4c13
  9. #33330d
  10. #191906
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdfd40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdfd40
  2. #fdfd53
  3. #fdfd66
  4. #fefe79
  5. #fefe8c
  6. #fefea0
  7. #fefeb3
  8. #fefec6
  9. #ffffd9
  10. #ffffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdfd40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdfd40
  2. #f1f146
  3. #e4e44d
  4. #d8d853
  5. #cbcb5a
  6. #bfbf60
  7. #b2b266
  8. #a6a66d
  9. #999973
  10. #8d8d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f8f8c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff209 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff850 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffedda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff729 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffa4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff3b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdfd40 {
  color: #fdfd40;
}
Background
.bg-fdfd40 {
  background-color: #fdfd40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdfd40 {
  border: 2px solid #fdfd40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdfd40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 253 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdfd40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdfd40, #9ffd40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdfd40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 253 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 1.02 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 2.26 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 2.89 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.91 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.94 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.12 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.61 #0202bf Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Daffodil
#fdfd40  rgb(253, 253, 64)  hsl(60, 98%, 62%)  Daffodil
#4040fd  rgb(64, 64, 253)  hsl(240, 98%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#40fdfd  rgb(64, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 98%, 62%)  Aqua
#fd40fd  rgb(253, 64, 253)  hsl(300, 98%, 62%)  Fuchsia