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#FBCD2E

#fbcd2e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbcd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.33% magenta, 81.67% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 46.54°, with 96.24% saturation and 58.24% 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 1.44.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6437

Complementary

  1. #fbcd2e
  2. #2e5cfb

Split complementary

  1. #fbcd2e
  2. #2ec2fb
  3. #672efb

Analogous

  1. #fb672e
  2. #fbcd2e
  3. #c2fb2e

Triadic

  1. #fbcd2e
  2. #2efbcd
  3. #cd2efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbcd2e
  2. #5cfb2e
  3. #2e5cfb
  4. #cd2efb

Square

  1. #fbcd2e
  2. #2efb67
  3. #2e5cfb
  4. #fb2ec2

Monochromatic

  1. #8d6e03
  2. #d8a904
  3. #fbcd2e
  4. #fcdf79
  5. #fef1c4

Shades

#fbcd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbcd2e
  2. #e2b929
  3. #c9a425
  4. #b09020
  5. #977b1c
  6. #7e6717
  7. #645212
  8. #4b3e0e
  9. #322909
  10. #191505
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbcd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbcd2e
  2. #fbd243
  3. #fcd758
  4. #fcdc6d
  5. #fde182
  6. #fde697
  7. #fdebab
  8. #fef0c0
  9. #fef5d5
  10. #fffaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbcd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbcd2e
  2. #efc536
  3. #e2be3e
  4. #d6b647
  5. #caae4f
  6. #bea757
  7. #b19f5f
  8. #a59767
  9. #998f70
  10. #8c8878
  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 #e4d0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d739 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eecb17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d335 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc28e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbcd2e {
  color: #fbcd2e;
}
Background
.bg-fbcd2e {
  background-color: #fbcd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbcd2e {
  border: 2px solid #fbcd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbcd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbcd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbcd2e, #c2fb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbcd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.44 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.73 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.36 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.55 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.59 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.59 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.68 #0432d1 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fbcd2e  rgb(251, 205, 46)  hsl(47, 96%, 58%)  Sunglow
#2e5cfb  rgb(46, 92, 251)  hsl(227, 96%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2efbcd  rgb(46, 251, 205)  hsl(167, 96%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#cd2efb  rgb(205, 46, 251)  hsl(287, 96%, 58%)  Electric Purple