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#F8EA2B

#f8ea2b ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8ea2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 91.76% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.65% magenta, 82.66% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 55.9°, with 93.61% saturation and 57.06% 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 16.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.66.

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Relative luminance0.7898

Complementary

  1. #f8ea2b
  2. #2b39f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8ea2b
  2. #2ba0f8
  3. #832bf8

Analogous

  1. #f8832b
  2. #f8ea2b
  3. #a0f82b

Triadic

  1. #f8ea2b
  2. #2bf8ea
  3. #ea2bf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8ea2b
  2. #39f82b
  3. #2b39f8
  4. #ea2bf8

Square

  1. #f8ea2b
  2. #2bf883
  3. #2b39f8
  4. #f82ba0

Monochromatic

  1. #867d04
  2. #d0c207
  3. #f8ea2b
  4. #faf175
  5. #fdf9bf

Shades

#f8ea2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8ea2b
  2. #dfd327
  3. #c6bb22
  4. #aea41e
  5. #958c1a
  6. #7c7516
  7. #635e11
  8. #4a460d
  9. #322f09
  10. #191704
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8ea2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8ea2b
  2. #f9ec40
  3. #f9ee55
  4. #faf06b
  5. #fbf280
  6. #fcf595
  7. #fcf7aa
  8. #fdf9bf
  9. #fefbd5
  10. #fefdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8ea2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8ea2b
  2. #ecdf34
  3. #e0d53c
  4. #d4ca45
  5. #c8c04d
  6. #bcb556
  7. #b0aa5e
  8. #a4a067
  9. #98956f
  10. #8c8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ede7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe93e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffea37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe0a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8ea2b {
  color: #f8ea2b;
}
Background
.bg-f8ea2b {
  background-color: #f8ea2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8ea2b {
  border: 2px solid #f8ea2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8ea2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 234 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8ea2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8ea2b, #a0f82b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8ea2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 234 43 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.66 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.86 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.90 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.09 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.01 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.23 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.14 #0715d4 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#f8ea2b  rgb(248, 234, 43)  hsl(56, 94%, 57%)  Aureolin
#2b39f8  rgb(43, 57, 248)  hsl(236, 94%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2bf8ea  rgb(43, 248, 234)  hsl(176, 94%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#ea2bf8  rgb(234, 43, 248)  hsl(296, 94%, 57%)  Fuchsia