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#FBEF4E

#fbef4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbef4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 93.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.78% magenta, 68.92% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 55.84°, with 95.58% saturation and 64.51% 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 17.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.8279

Complementary

  1. #fbef4e
  2. #4e5afb

Split complementary

  1. #fbef4e
  2. #4eb0fb
  3. #994efb

Analogous

  1. #fb994e
  2. #fbef4e
  3. #b0fb4e

Triadic

  1. #fbef4e
  2. #4efbef
  3. #ef4efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbef4e
  2. #5afb4e
  3. #4e5afb
  4. #ef4efb

Square

  1. #fbef4e
  2. #4efb99
  3. #4e5afb
  4. #fb4eb0

Monochromatic

  1. #aca004
  2. #f7e606
  3. #fbef4e
  4. #fdf699
  5. #fefde4

Shades

#fbef4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbef4e
  2. #e2d746
  3. #c9bf3e
  4. #b0a737
  5. #978f2f
  6. #7e7827
  7. #64601f
  8. #4b4817
  9. #323010
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbef4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbef4e
  2. #fbf160
  3. #fcf271
  4. #fcf483
  5. #fdf595
  6. #fdf7a7
  7. #fdf9b8
  8. #fefaca
  9. #fefcdc
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbef4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbef4e
  2. #efe453
  3. #e2d958
  4. #d6ce5d
  5. #cac362
  6. #beb867
  7. #b1ac6c
  8. #a5a171
  9. #999676
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe734 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbef4e {
  color: #fbef4e;
}
Background
.bg-fbef4e {
  background-color: #fbef4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbef4e {
  border: 2px solid #fbef4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbef4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 239 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbef4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbef4e, #b0fb4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbef4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 239 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.37 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.25 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.46 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.57 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.59 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.87 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.98 #0410b1 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Icterine
#fbef4e  rgb(251, 239, 78)  hsl(56, 96%, 65%)  Icterine
#4e5afb  rgb(78, 90, 251)  hsl(236, 96%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efbef  rgb(78, 251, 239)  hsl(176, 96%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef4efb  rgb(239, 78, 251)  hsl(296, 96%, 65%)  Fuchsia