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#FFCC4E

#ffcc4e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffcc4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 80% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 42.71°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.65

Complementary

  1. #ffcc4e
  2. #4e81ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcc4e
  2. #4edaff
  3. #734eff

Analogous

  1. #ff734e
  2. #ffcc4e
  3. #daff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffcc4e
  2. #4effcc
  3. #cc4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcc4e
  2. #81ff4e
  3. #4e81ff
  4. #cc4eff

Square

  1. #ffcc4e
  2. #4eff73
  3. #4e81ff
  4. #ff4eda

Monochromatic

  1. #b48000
  2. #ffb601
  3. #ffcc4e
  4. #ffe29a
  5. #fff8e7

Shades

#ffcc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcc4e
  2. #e6b846
  3. #cca33e
  4. #b38f37
  5. #997a2f
  6. #806627
  7. #66521f
  8. #4d3d17
  9. #332910
  10. #1a1408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcc4e
  2. #ffd160
  3. #ffd671
  4. #ffdb83
  5. #ffe095
  6. #ffe6a7
  7. #ffebb8
  8. #fff0ca
  9. #fff5dc
  10. #fffaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcc4e
  2. #f2c453
  3. #e6bd58
  4. #d9b55d
  5. #ccae62
  6. #c0a667
  7. #b39e6c
  8. #a69771
  9. #998f76
  10. #8d887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6d0ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d854 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efcb45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d451 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcc4e {
  color: #ffcc4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffcc4e {
  background-color: #ffcc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcc4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffcc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 204 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcc4e, #daff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 204 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.46 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.07 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.97 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.26 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.79 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.99 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.06 #0033b1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffcc4e  rgb(255, 204, 78)  hsl(43, 100%, 65%)  Sunglow
#4e81ff  rgb(78, 129, 255)  hsl(223, 100%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#4effcc  rgb(78, 255, 204)  hsl(163, 100%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#cc4eff  rgb(204, 78, 255)  hsl(283, 100%, 65%)  Medium Orchid