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#FFFC4E

#fffc4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fffc4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 98.82% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 58.98°, 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 19.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.9143

Complementary

  1. #fffc4e
  2. #4e51ff

Split complementary

  1. #fffc4e
  2. #4ea9ff
  3. #a34eff

Analogous

  1. #ffa34e
  2. #fffc4e
  3. #a9ff4e

Triadic

  1. #fffc4e
  2. #4efffc
  3. #fc4eff

Tetradic

  1. #fffc4e
  2. #51ff4e
  3. #4e51ff
  4. #fc4eff

Square

  1. #fffc4e
  2. #4effa3
  3. #4e51ff
  4. #ff4ea9

Monochromatic

  1. #b4b100
  2. #fffb01
  3. #fffc4e
  4. #fffd9a
  5. #ffffe7

Shades

#fffc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fffc4e
  2. #e6e346
  3. #ccca3e
  4. #b3b037
  5. #99972f
  6. #807e27
  7. #66651f
  8. #4d4c17
  9. #333210
  10. #1a1908
  11. #000000

Tints

#fffc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fffc4e
  2. #fffc60
  3. #fffd71
  4. #fffd83
  5. #fffd95
  6. #fffea7
  7. #fffeb8
  8. #fffeca
  9. #fffedc
  10. #ffffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fffc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fffc4e
  2. #f2f053
  3. #e6e358
  4. #d9d75d
  5. #ccca62
  6. #c0be67
  7. #b3b26c
  8. #a6a571
  9. #999976
  10. #8d8c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9f8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff230 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff85b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffecda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff63e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffa56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff3b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fffc4e {
  color: #fffc4e;
}
Background
.bg-fffc4e {
  background-color: #fffc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fffc4e {
  border: 2px solid #fffc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fffc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 252 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fffc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fffc4e, #a9ff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fffc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 252 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 1.93 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 1.97 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 2.12 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.18 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.37 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.48 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.63 #0003b1 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#fffc4e  rgb(255, 252, 78)  hsl(59, 100%, 65%)  Icterine
#4e51ff  rgb(78, 81, 255)  hsl(239, 100%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue
#4efffc  rgb(78, 255, 252)  hsl(179, 100%, 65%)  Aqua
#fc4eff  rgb(252, 78, 255)  hsl(299, 100%, 65%)  Fuchsia