Information about Mikado Yellow color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #FFC40C reads as a intensely saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sunflower (#FFC512). Slightly further away sit Real Madrid Gold (#FEBE10) and Metallic Yellow (#FDCC0D).
In RGB terms — rgb(255, 196, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Mikado Yellow" in the Register.
Mikado Yellow color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Mikado Yellow color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Mikado Yellow color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Mikado Yellow color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Mikado Yellow color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Mikado Yellow color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Mikado Yellow color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Mikado Yellow
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#FFC512
#FEBE10
#FDCC0D
#F9BC08
#FDBE02
#FFC901
#F6C604
#FCC200
#FFBF00
#FDB913
#F6C915
#FECB00
Mikado Yellow color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FFC40C
- RGB255, 196, 12
- CMYK0, 23, 95, 0
- CSSrgb(255, 196, 12)
- HSL45°, 100%, 52%
- HSL Precise45.432°, 100%, 52.353%
- HSV45°, 95%, 100%
- HSB45°, 95%, 100%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
- GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.769, 0.047)
- GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.769, 0.047, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.769, 0.047)
- Percentage of Red in RGB100%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDFFC40C
- DECIMAL ID16761868
- Name Length13
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- Counting from2025-01-01
