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#FBCB4E

#fbcb4e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbcb4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 79.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.12% magenta, 68.92% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 43.35°, with 95.58% saturation and 64.51% 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 13.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 2.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6377

Complementary

  1. #fbcb4e
  2. #4e7efb

Split complementary

  1. #fbcb4e
  2. #4ed5fb
  3. #744efb

Analogous

  1. #fb744e
  2. #fbcb4e
  3. #d5fb4e

Triadic

  1. #fbcb4e
  2. #4efbcb
  3. #cb4efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbcb4e
  2. #7efb4e
  3. #4e7efb
  4. #cb4efb

Square

  1. #fbcb4e
  2. #4efb74
  3. #4e7efb
  4. #fb4ed5

Monochromatic

  1. #ac7d04
  2. #f7b406
  3. #fbcb4e
  4. #fde199
  5. #fef7e4

Shades

#fbcb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbcb4e
  2. #e2b746
  3. #c9a23e
  4. #b08e37
  5. #977a2f
  6. #7e6627
  7. #64511f
  8. #4b3d17
  9. #322910
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbcb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbcb4e
  2. #fbd060
  3. #fcd571
  4. #fcdb83
  5. #fde095
  6. #fde5a7
  7. #fdeab8
  8. #feefca
  9. #fef5dc
  10. #fffaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbcb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbcb4e
  2. #efc453
  3. #e2bc58
  4. #d6b55d
  5. #caad62
  6. #bea667
  7. #b19e6c
  8. #a59771
  9. #998f76
  10. #8c887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3cfac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ca3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed654 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbcb4e {
  color: #fbcb4e;
}
Background
.bg-fbcb4e {
  background-color: #fbcb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbcb4e {
  border: 2px solid #fbcb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbcb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 203 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbcb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbcb4e, #d5fb4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbcb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 203 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.47 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.67 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.19 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.39 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.55 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.02 #0434b1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fbcb4e  rgb(251, 203, 78)  hsl(43, 96%, 65%)  Sunglow
#4e7efb  rgb(78, 126, 251)  hsl(223, 96%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#4efbcb  rgb(78, 251, 203)  hsl(163, 96%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#cb4efb  rgb(203, 78, 251)  hsl(283, 96%, 65%)  Medium Orchid