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#FBED40

#fbed40 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbed40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 92.94% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.58% magenta, 74.5% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 55.51°, with 95.9% saturation and 61.76% 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 17.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.8145

Complementary

  1. #fbed40
  2. #404efb

Split complementary

  1. #fbed40
  2. #40abfb
  3. #8f40fb

Analogous

  1. #fb8f40
  2. #fbed40
  3. #abfb40

Triadic

  1. #fbed40
  2. #40fbed
  3. #ed40fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbed40
  2. #4efb40
  3. #404efb
  4. #ed40fb

Square

  1. #fbed40
  2. #40fb8f
  3. #404efb
  4. #fb40ab

Monochromatic

  1. #9f9303
  2. #ead805
  3. #fbed40
  4. #fdf48b
  5. #fefbd6

Shades

#fbed40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbed40
  2. #e2d53a
  3. #c9be33
  4. #b0a62d
  5. #978e26
  6. #7e7720
  7. #645f1a
  8. #4b4713
  9. #322f0d
  10. #191806
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbed40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbed40
  2. #fbef53
  3. #fcf166
  4. #fcf279
  5. #fdf48c
  6. #fdf6a0
  7. #fdf8b3
  8. #fefac6
  9. #fefbd9
  10. #fffdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbed40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbed40
  2. #efe246
  3. #e2d74d
  4. #d6cc53
  5. #cac15a
  6. #beb760
  7. #b1ac66
  8. #a5a16d
  9. #999673
  10. #8c8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0ebbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe519 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe82d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbed40 {
  color: #fbed40;
}
Background
.bg-fbed40 {
  background-color: #fbed40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbed40 {
  border: 2px solid #fbed40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbed40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 237 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbed40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbed40, #abfb40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbed40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 237 64 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.44 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.58 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.59 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.82 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.28 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.37 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.45 #0412bf Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fbed40  rgb(251, 237, 64)  hsl(56, 96%, 62%)  Aureolin
#404efb  rgb(64, 78, 251)  hsl(236, 96%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#40fbed  rgb(64, 251, 237)  hsl(176, 96%, 62%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed40fb  rgb(237, 64, 251)  hsl(296, 96%, 62%)  Fuchsia