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#FBCD3E

#fbcd3e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbcd3e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 80.39% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.33% magenta, 75.3% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.4°, with 95.94% saturation and 61.37% 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 13.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.32.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6452

Complementary

  1. #fbcd3e
  2. #3e6cfb

Split complementary

  1. #fbcd3e
  2. #3ecafb
  3. #6f3efb

Analogous

  1. #fb6f3e
  2. #fbcd3e
  3. #cafb3e

Triadic

  1. #fbcd3e
  2. #3efbcd
  3. #cd3efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbcd3e
  2. #6cfb3e
  3. #3e6cfb
  4. #cd3efb

Square

  1. #fbcd3e
  2. #3efb6f
  3. #3e6cfb
  4. #fb3eca

Monochromatic

  1. #9d7703
  2. #e8b005
  3. #fbcd3e
  4. #fde089
  5. #fef4d4

Shades

#fbcd3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbcd3e
  2. #e2b938
  3. #c9a432
  4. #b0902b
  5. #977b25
  6. #7e671f
  7. #645219
  8. #4b3e13
  9. #32290c
  10. #191506
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbcd3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbcd3e
  2. #fbd251
  3. #fcd765
  4. #fcdc78
  5. #fde18b
  6. #fde69f
  7. #fdebb2
  8. #fef0c5
  9. #fef5d8
  10. #fffaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbcd3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbcd3e
  2. #efc545
  3. #e2be4b
  4. #d6b652
  5. #caae58
  6. #bea75f
  7. #b19f66
  8. #a5976c
  9. #998f73
  10. #8c8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4d0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d746 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eecc30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4d343 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc391 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbcd3e {
  color: #fbcd3e;
}
Background
.bg-fbcd3e {
  background-color: #fbcd3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbcd3e {
  border: 2px solid #fbcd3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbcd3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 205 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbcd3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbcd3e, #cafb3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbcd3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 205 62 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.32 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.15 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.70 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.62 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.77 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.91 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.92 #0432c1 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fbcd3e  rgb(251, 205, 62)  hsl(45, 96%, 61%)  Sunglow
#3e6cfb  rgb(62, 108, 251)  hsl(225, 96%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3efbcd  rgb(62, 251, 205)  hsl(165, 96%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#cd3efb  rgb(205, 62, 251)  hsl(285, 96%, 61%)  Medium Orchid