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#FFCB4E

#ffcb4e ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffcb4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 79.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 42.37°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 2.67.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6452

Complementary

  1. #ffcb4e
  2. #4e82ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcb4e
  2. #4edbff
  3. #724eff

Analogous

  1. #ff724e
  2. #ffcb4e
  3. #dbff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffcb4e
  2. #4effcb
  3. #cb4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcb4e
  2. #82ff4e
  3. #4e82ff
  4. #cb4eff

Square

  1. #ffcb4e
  2. #4eff72
  3. #4e82ff
  4. #ff4edb

Monochromatic

  1. #b47f00
  2. #ffb501
  3. #ffcb4e
  4. #ffe19a
  5. #fff8e7

Shades

#ffcb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcb4e
  2. #e6b746
  3. #cca23e
  4. #b38e37
  5. #997a2f
  6. #806627
  7. #66511f
  8. #4d3d17
  9. #332910
  10. #1a1408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcb4e
  2. #ffd060
  3. #ffd571
  4. #ffdb83
  5. #ffe095
  6. #ffe5a7
  7. #ffeab8
  8. #ffefca
  9. #fff5dc
  10. #fffaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcb4e
  2. #f2c453
  3. #e6bc58
  4. #d9b55d
  5. #ccad62
  6. #c0a667
  7. #b39e6c
  8. #a69771
  9. #998f76
  10. #8d887b
  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 #e5cfad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3ca3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd854 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d351 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcb4e {
  color: #ffcb4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffcb4e {
  background-color: #ffcb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcb4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffcb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 203 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcb4e, #dbff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 203 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.67 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.16 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.93 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.22 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.35 #0034b1 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffcb4e  rgb(255, 203, 78)  hsl(42, 100%, 65%)  Sunglow
#4e82ff  rgb(78, 130, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#4effcb  rgb(78, 255, 203)  hsl(162, 100%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#cb4eff  rgb(203, 78, 255)  hsl(282, 100%, 65%)  Medium Orchid