#fedc39 Color Information

#fedc39 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #fedc39, and its official name is Traffic Yellow. In RGB, it consists of 99.6% Red, 86.3% Green, and 22.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 13.4% Magenta, 77.6% Yellow, and 0.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 49.6°, with saturation of 99% and lightness of 61%. The decimal value for #fedc39 is 16702521, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #fedc39 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#fedc39 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorTraffic Yellow Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color254, 220, 57 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color99.6%, 86.3%, 22.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.004, 0.137, 0.776 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.134, 0.776, 0.004 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color49.6°, 99.0%, 61.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color49.6°, 77.6%, 99.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color67.205, 72.553, 14.333 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color98, 254, 57 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16702521 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color88.234, -3.843, 77.974 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)88.234, 78.069, 92.821 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color88.234, 30.348, 87.740 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color85.178, -8.226, 49.648 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.436, 0.471, 72.553 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294892601 / 0xfffedc39 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffcc33 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #fedc39

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #fedc39, its pure hue is 49.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 99.0%, and its lightness is 61.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #fedc39, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #201c07 to #dec132.

Tints of #fedc39

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #fedc39, its pure hue is 49.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 99.0%, and its lightness is 61.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #fedc39, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #fee052 to #fffbe6.

Tones of #fedc39

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #fedc39, its pure hue is 49.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 99.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #fedc39, which range from #9c9c9c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffdd38 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #fedc39

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #fedc39! For #fedc39, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #fedc39. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #fedc39

This color, #fedc39, consists of 99.6% Red, 86.3% Green, and 22.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 254, Green = 220, Blue = 57. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #fedc39 is 0% Cyan, 13.4% Magenta, 77.6% Yellow, and 0.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R99.6%
C0.0%
G86.3%
M13.4%
B22.4%
Y77.6%
K0.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 254 220 57
Octal 376 334 71
Hexa #fe #dc #39
Binary 11111110 11011100 00111001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 13 77 0
Octal 0 15 115 0
Hexa #00 #0d #4d #00
Binary 00000000 00001101 01001101 00000000

Analogous Colors of #fedc39

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #fedc39 — which has hue 49.6° — its analogous colors are located at 19.6° and 79.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fedc39.

Triadic Colors of #fedc39

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #fedc39 — which has hue 49.6° — its triadic colors are located at 49.6° and 289.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fedc39.

Complementary Color of #fedc39

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #fedc39 — which has hue 49.6° — its complementary color is located at 229.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fedc39.

Split Complementary Colors of #fedc39

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #fedc39 — which has hue 49.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 49.6° and 259.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fedc39.

Tetradic Colors of #fedc39

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #fedc39 — which has hue 49.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 319.6°, 49.6°, 139.6°, and 229.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fedc39.

Monochromatic Colors of #fedc39

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #fedc39, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #d2ae02 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ffee9c (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #fedc39

We want to make getting started with #fedc39 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #fedc39 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #fedc39 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #fedc39 with other HTML elements.

#fedc39 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #fedc39.
<span style="color: #fedc39;">The color of this text is #fedc39.</span>

#fedc39 Background Color

The background color for this text is #fedc39.
<div style="background-color: #fedc39; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #fedc39.</div>

#fedc39 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #fedc39.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #fedc39;">This color for the shadow of this text is #fedc39.</span>

#fedc39 Border Color

This is a div with border color #fedc39.
<div style="border: #fedc39 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #fedc39.</div>

#fedc39 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #fedc39 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fedc39; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fedc39 on a white background.</div></div>

#fedc39 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #fedc39 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fedc39; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fedc39 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #fedc39 to White

This is a gradient from #fedc39 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fedc39,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fedc39,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fedc39,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fedc39,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fedc39 to white.</div>

Gradient from #fedc39 to Black

This is a gradient from #fedc39 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fedc39,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fedc39,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fedc39,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fedc39,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fedc39 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #fedc39

In addition to using #fedc39 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #fedc39 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #fedc39, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 254, Green = 220, Blue = 57). If you need details about the color coordinates of #fedc39 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #fedc39
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(254, 220, 57)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #fedc39; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #fedc39; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #fedc39; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(254, 220, 57);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#fedc39")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:254, green:220, blue:57, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:254 green:220 blue:57 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(254f, 220f, 57f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(254, 220, 57);
 

#fedc39 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #fedc39 the same way. For those with color blindness, #fedc39 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #fedc39 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #fedc39 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #fedc39 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #fedc39 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #fedc39 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text