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#FBCD38

#fbcd38 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbcd38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.33% magenta, 77.69% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.85°, with 96.06% saturation and 60.2% 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 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6446

Complementary

  1. #fbcd38
  2. #3866fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbcd38
  2. #38c7fb
  3. #6c38fb

Analogous

  1. #fb6c38
  2. #fbcd38
  3. #c7fb38

Triadic

  1. #fbcd38
  2. #38fbcd
  3. #cd38fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbcd38
  2. #66fb38
  3. #3866fb
  4. #cd38fb

Square

  1. #fbcd38
  2. #38fb6c
  3. #3866fb
  4. #fb38c7

Monochromatic

  1. #977403
  2. #e2ae05
  3. #fbcd38
  4. #fde083
  5. #fef3ce

Shades

#fbcd38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbcd38
  2. #e2b932
  3. #c9a42d
  4. #b09027
  5. #977b22
  6. #7e671c
  7. #645216
  8. #4b3e11
  9. #32290b
  10. #191506
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbcd38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbcd38
  2. #fbd24c
  3. #fcd760
  4. #fcdc74
  5. #fde188
  6. #fde69c
  7. #fdebaf
  8. #fef0c3
  9. #fef5d7
  10. #fffaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbcd38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbcd38
  2. #efc53f
  3. #e2be46
  4. #d6b64e
  5. #caae55
  6. #bea75c
  7. #b19f63
  8. #a5976a
  9. #998f72
  10. #8c8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4d0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cb17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d741 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eecc28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4d33e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbcd38 {
  color: #fbcd38;
}
Background
.bg-fbcd38 {
  background-color: #fbcd38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbcd38 {
  border: 2px solid #fbcd38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbcd38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 205 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbcd38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbcd38, #c7fb38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbcd38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 205 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.24 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.16 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.28 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.17 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.65 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.78 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.02 #0432c7 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fbcd38  rgb(251, 205, 56)  hsl(46, 96%, 60%)  Sunglow
#3866fb  rgb(56, 102, 251)  hsl(226, 96%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#38fbcd  rgb(56, 251, 205)  hsl(166, 96%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#cd38fb  rgb(205, 56, 251)  hsl(286, 96%, 60%)  Electric Purple