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#FDFF42

#fdff42 ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdff42 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 100% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.12% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60.63°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 19.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.928

Complementary

  1. #fdff42
  2. #4442ff

Split complementary

  1. #fdff42
  2. #429fff
  3. #a242ff

Analogous

  1. #ffa242
  2. #fdff42
  3. #9fff42

Triadic

  1. #fdff42
  2. #42fdff
  3. #ff42fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdff42
  2. #42ff44
  3. #4442ff
  4. #ff42fd

Square

  1. #fdff42
  2. #42ffa2
  3. #4442ff
  4. #ff429f

Monochromatic

  1. #a6a800
  2. #f2f400
  3. #fdff42
  4. #feff8e
  5. #ffffdb

Shades

#fdff42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdff42
  2. #e4e63b
  3. #cacc35
  4. #b1b32e
  5. #989928
  6. #7f8021
  7. #65661a
  8. #4c4d14
  9. #33330d
  10. #191a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdff42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdff42
  2. #fdff55
  3. #fdff68
  4. #feff7b
  5. #feff8e
  6. #feffa1
  7. #feffb3
  8. #feffc6
  9. #ffffd9
  10. #ffffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdff42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdff42
  2. #f1f248
  3. #e4e64e
  4. #d8d955
  5. #cbcc5b
  6. #bfc061
  7. #b2b367
  8. #a6a66d
  9. #999974
  10. #8d8d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9fac8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff410 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff952 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffefdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff82c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffc4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff5b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdff42 {
  color: #fdff42;
}
Background
.bg-fdff42 {
  background-color: #fdff42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdff42 {
  border: 2px solid #fdff42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdff42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 255 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdff42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdff42, #9fff42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdff42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 255 66 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 1.13 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 2.38 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 2.79 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.14 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.38 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.58 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.84 #0200bd Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Daffodil
#fdff42  rgb(253, 255, 66)  hsl(61, 100%, 63%)  Daffodil
#4442ff  rgb(68, 66, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#42fdff  rgb(66, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 63%)  Aqua
#ff42fd  rgb(255, 66, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 63%)  Fuchsia