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#FBB015

#fbb015 ≈ Orange

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbb015 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 69.02% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.88% magenta, 91.63% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 40.43°, with 96.64% saturation and 53.33% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.5161

Complementary

  1. #fbb015
  2. #1560fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb015
  2. #15d3fb
  3. #3d15fb

Analogous

  1. #fb3d15
  2. #fbb015
  3. #d3fb15

Triadic

  1. #fbb015
  2. #15fbb0
  3. #b015fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb015
  2. #60fb15
  3. #1560fb
  4. #b015fb

Square

  1. #fbb015
  2. #15fb3d
  3. #1560fb
  4. #fb15d3

Monochromatic

  1. #754f02
  2. #c08303
  3. #fbb015
  4. #fcc960
  5. #fee3ab

Shades

#fbb015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb015
  2. #e29e13
  3. #c98d11
  4. #b07b0f
  5. #976a0d
  6. #7e580b
  7. #644608
  8. #4b3506
  9. #322304
  10. #191202
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb015
  2. #fbb82c
  3. #fcc044
  4. #fcc85b
  5. #fdd073
  6. #fdd88a
  7. #fddfa1
  8. #fee7b9
  9. #feefd0
  10. #fff7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb015
  2. #efab20
  3. #e2a62a
  4. #d6a235
  5. #ca9d40
  6. #be984b
  7. #b19355
  8. #a58e60
  9. #998a6b
  10. #8c8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc620 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eabd1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa478 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb015 {
  color: #fbb015;
}
Background
.bg-fbb015 {
  background-color: #fbb015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb015 {
  border: 2px solid #fbb015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 176 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 97% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb015, #d3fb15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 176 21 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.25 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.33 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.40 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.10 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.14 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.97 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.33 #044fea Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Orange
#fbb015  rgb(251, 176, 21)  hsl(40, 97%, 53%)  Orange
#1560fb  rgb(21, 96, 251)  hsl(220, 97%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#15fbb0  rgb(21, 251, 176)  hsl(160, 97%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#b015fb  rgb(176, 21, 251)  hsl(280, 97%, 53%)  Electric Purple