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#FBF00A

#fbf00a ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 94.12% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.38% magenta, 96.02% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.26°, with 96.79% saturation and 51.18% 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 17.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 0.94.

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Relative luminance0.8285

Complementary

  1. #fbf00a
  2. #0a15fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf00a
  2. #0a8efb
  3. #780afb

Analogous

  1. #fb780a
  2. #fbf00a
  3. #8efb0a

Triadic

  1. #fbf00a
  2. #0afbf0
  3. #f00afb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf00a
  2. #15fb0a
  3. #0a15fb
  4. #f00afb

Square

  1. #fbf00a
  2. #0afb78
  3. #0a15fb
  4. #fb0a8e

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6602
  2. #b6ad03
  3. #fbf00a
  4. #fcf555
  5. #fdf9a1

Shades

#fbf00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf00a
  2. #e2d809
  3. #c9c008
  4. #b0a807
  5. #979006
  6. #7e7805
  7. #646004
  8. #4b4803
  9. #323002
  10. #191801
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf00a
  2. #fbf223
  3. #fcf33b
  4. #fcf554
  5. #fdf66c
  6. #fdf885
  7. #fdf99d
  8. #fefbb6
  9. #fefcce
  10. #fffee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf00a
  2. #efe516
  3. #e2da22
  4. #d6ce2d
  5. #cac339
  6. #beb845
  7. #b1ad51
  8. #a5a25d
  9. #999668
  10. #8c8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1edbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf00a {
  color: #fbf00a;
}
Background
.bg-fbf00a {
  background-color: #fbf00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf00a {
  border: 2px solid #fbf00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 240 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 97% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf00a, #8efb0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 240 10 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.94 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.12 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.30 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.53 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.38 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.53 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.68 #040ff5 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fbf00a  rgb(251, 240, 10)  hsl(57, 97%, 51%)  Aureolin
#0a15fb  rgb(10, 21, 251)  hsl(237, 97%, 51%)  Blue
#0afbf0  rgb(10, 251, 240)  hsl(177, 97%, 51%)  Turquoise Blue
#f00afb  rgb(240, 10, 251)  hsl(297, 97%, 51%)  Fuchsia