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#FBCD2A

#fbcd2a ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbcd2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 80.39% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.33% magenta, 83.27% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 46.79°, with 96.31% saturation and 57.45% 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 13.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6434

Complementary

  1. #fbcd2a
  2. #2a58fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbcd2a
  2. #2ac1fb
  3. #642afb

Analogous

  1. #fb642a
  2. #fbcd2a
  3. #c1fb2a

Triadic

  1. #fbcd2a
  2. #2afbcd
  3. #cd2afb

Tetradic

  1. #fbcd2a
  2. #58fb2a
  3. #2a58fb
  4. #cd2afb

Square

  1. #fbcd2a
  2. #2afb64
  3. #2a58fb
  4. #fb2ac1

Monochromatic

  1. #896c03
  2. #d5a704
  3. #fbcd2a
  4. #fcdf75
  5. #fef0c0

Shades

#fbcd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbcd2a
  2. #e2b926
  3. #c9a422
  4. #b0901d
  5. #977b19
  6. #7e6715
  7. #645211
  8. #4b3e0d
  9. #322908
  10. #191504
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbcd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbcd2a
  2. #fbd23f
  3. #fcd755
  4. #fcdc6a
  5. #fde17f
  6. #fde695
  7. #fdebaa
  8. #fef0bf
  9. #fef5d4
  10. #fffaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbcd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbcd2a
  2. #efc533
  3. #e2be3b
  4. #d6b644
  5. #caae4c
  6. #bea755
  7. #b19f5e
  8. #a59766
  9. #998f6f
  10. #8c8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3d0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d736 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eecb0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d332 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc28e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbcd2a {
  color: #fbcd2a;
}
Background
.bg-fbcd2a {
  background-color: #fbcd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbcd2a {
  border: 2px solid #fbcd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbcd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 205 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 96% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbcd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbcd2a, #c1fb2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbcd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 205 42 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.58 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.35 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.48 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.42 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.60 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.67 #0432d5 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fbcd2a  rgb(251, 205, 42)  hsl(47, 96%, 57%)  Sunglow
#2a58fb  rgb(42, 88, 251)  hsl(227, 96%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2afbcd  rgb(42, 251, 205)  hsl(167, 96%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#cd2afb  rgb(205, 42, 251)  hsl(287, 96%, 57%)  Electric Purple