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#FBF331

#fbf331 ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 95.29% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 80.48% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.62°, with 96.19% saturation and 58.82% 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 17.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.8483

Complementary

  1. #fbf331
  2. #3139fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf331
  2. #319efb
  3. #8e31fb

Analogous

  1. #fb8e31
  2. #fbf331
  3. #9efb31

Triadic

  1. #fbf331
  2. #31fbf3
  3. #f331fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf331
  2. #39fb31
  3. #3139fb
  4. #f331fb

Square

  1. #fbf331
  2. #31fb8e
  3. #3139fb
  4. #fb319e

Monochromatic

  1. #908b03
  2. #dbd304
  3. #fbf331
  4. #fcf77c
  5. #fefcc7

Shades

#fbf331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf331
  2. #e2db2c
  3. #c9c227
  4. #b0aa22
  5. #97921d
  6. #7e7a19
  7. #646114
  8. #4b490f
  9. #32310a
  10. #191805
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf331
  2. #fbf446
  3. #fcf55a
  4. #fcf76f
  5. #fdf883
  6. #fdf998
  7. #fdfaad
  8. #fefbc1
  9. #fefdd6
  10. #fffeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf331
  2. #efe839
  3. #e2dc41
  4. #d6d149
  5. #cac551
  6. #beba59
  7. #b1ae60
  8. #a5a368
  9. #999770
  10. #8c8c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f0bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff043 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffed0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff13d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf331 {
  color: #fbf331;
}
Background
.bg-fbf331 {
  background-color: #fbf331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf331 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 243 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 96% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf331, #9efb31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 243 49 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.71 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.77 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.24 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.37 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.89 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.13 #040cce Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fbf331  rgb(251, 243, 49)  hsl(58, 96%, 59%)  Cadmium Yellow
#3139fb  rgb(49, 57, 251)  hsl(238, 96%, 59%)  Han Purple
#31fbf3  rgb(49, 251, 243)  hsl(178, 96%, 59%)  Aqua
#f331fb  rgb(243, 49, 251)  hsl(298, 96%, 59%)  Fuchsia