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#F8EF2B

#f8ef2b ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8ef2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 93.73% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.63% magenta, 82.66% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 57.37°, 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 17.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.8186

Complementary

  1. #f8ef2b
  2. #2b34f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8ef2b
  2. #2b9af8
  3. #892bf8

Analogous

  1. #f8892b
  2. #f8ef2b
  3. #9af82b

Triadic

  1. #f8ef2b
  2. #2bf8ef
  3. #ef2bf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8ef2b
  2. #34f82b
  3. #2b34f8
  4. #ef2bf8

Square

  1. #f8ef2b
  2. #2bf889
  3. #2b34f8
  4. #f82b9a

Monochromatic

  1. #868004
  2. #d0c707
  3. #f8ef2b
  4. #faf575
  5. #fdfabf

Shades

#f8ef2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8ef2b
  2. #dfd727
  3. #c6bf22
  4. #aea71e
  5. #958f1a
  6. #7c7816
  7. #636011
  8. #4a480d
  9. #323009
  10. #191804
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8ef2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8ef2b
  2. #f9f140
  3. #f9f255
  4. #faf46b
  5. #fbf580
  6. #fcf795
  7. #fcf9aa
  8. #fdfabf
  9. #fefcd5
  10. #fefdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8ef2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8ef2b
  2. #ece434
  3. #e0d93c
  4. #d4ce45
  5. #c8c34d
  6. #bcb856
  7. #b0ac5e
  8. #a4a167
  9. #98966f
  10. #8c8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efecbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8ef2b {
  color: #f8ef2b;
}
Background
.bg-f8ef2b {
  background-color: #f8ef2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8ef2b {
  border: 2px solid #f8ef2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8ef2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 239 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 94% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8ef2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8ef2b, #9af82b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8ef2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 239 43 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.85 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.06 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.08 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.09 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.20 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.25 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.53 #0710d4 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#f8ef2b  rgb(248, 239, 43)  hsl(57, 94%, 57%)  Aureolin
#2b34f8  rgb(43, 52, 248)  hsl(237, 94%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2bf8ef  rgb(43, 248, 239)  hsl(177, 94%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef2bf8  rgb(239, 43, 248)  hsl(297, 94%, 57%)  Fuchsia