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#FFF205

#fff205 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fff205 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 94.9% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 98.04% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 56.88°, with 100% saturation and 50.98% 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 17.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 0.84.

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Relative luminance0.8478

Complementary

  1. #fff205
  2. #0512ff

Split complementary

  1. #fff205
  2. #058fff
  3. #7505ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7505
  2. #fff205
  3. #8fff05

Triadic

  1. #fff205
  2. #05fff2
  3. #f205ff

Tetradic

  1. #fff205
  2. #12ff05
  3. #0512ff
  4. #f205ff

Square

  1. #fff205
  2. #05ff75
  3. #0512ff
  4. #ff058f

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6500
  2. #b7ae00
  3. #fff205
  4. #fff651
  5. #fffa9e

Shades

#fff205 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fff205
  2. #e6da05
  3. #ccc204
  4. #b3a904
  5. #999103
  6. #807903
  7. #666102
  8. #4d4902
  9. #333001
  10. #1a1801
  11. #000000

Tints

#fff205 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fff205
  2. #fff31e
  3. #fff537
  4. #fff650
  5. #fff769
  6. #fff982
  7. #fffa9b
  8. #fffbb4
  9. #fffccd
  10. #fffee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fff205 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fff205
  2. #f2e711
  3. #e6db1e
  4. #d9d02a
  5. #ccc436
  6. #c0b943
  7. #b3ae4f
  8. #a6a25b
  9. #999767
  10. #8d8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f4efbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff12e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff124 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe8a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fff205 {
  color: #fff205;
}
Background
.bg-fff205 {
  background-color: #fff205;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fff205 {
  border: 2px solid #fff205;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fff205;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 242 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fff205 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff205, #8fff05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fff205 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 242 5 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 0.84 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.89 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.10 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.37 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.01 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.47 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.71 #000dfa Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#fff205  rgb(255, 242, 5)  hsl(57, 100%, 51%)  Canary Yellow
#0512ff  rgb(5, 18, 255)  hsl(237, 100%, 51%)  Blue
#05fff2  rgb(5, 255, 242)  hsl(177, 100%, 51%)  Turquoise Blue
#f205ff  rgb(242, 5, 255)  hsl(297, 100%, 51%)  Fuchsia