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#FBC22D

#fbc22d ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbc22d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 76.08% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.71% magenta, 82.07% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 43.4°, with 96.26% saturation and 58.04% 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 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5928

Complementary

  1. #fbc22d
  2. #2d66fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc22d
  2. #2dcdfb
  3. #5b2dfb

Analogous

  1. #fb5b2d
  2. #fbc22d
  3. #cdfb2d

Triadic

  1. #fbc22d
  2. #2dfbc2
  3. #c22dfb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc22d
  2. #66fb2d
  3. #2d66fb
  4. #c22dfb

Square

  1. #fbc22d
  2. #2dfb5b
  3. #2d66fb
  4. #fb2dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #8c6603
  2. #d79d04
  3. #fbc22d
  4. #fcd878
  5. #feeec3

Shades

#fbc22d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc22d
  2. #e2af29
  3. #c99b24
  4. #b08820
  5. #97741b
  6. #7e6117
  7. #644e12
  8. #4b3a0e
  9. #322709
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc22d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc22d
  2. #fbc842
  3. #fcce57
  4. #fcd46c
  5. #fdda81
  6. #fde196
  7. #fde7ab
  8. #feedc0
  9. #fef3d5
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc22d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc22d
  2. #efbb35
  3. #e2b53e
  4. #d6ae46
  5. #caa84e
  6. #bea157
  7. #b19a5f
  8. #a59467
  9. #998d6f
  10. #8c8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc7a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c218 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cb33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb787 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc22d {
  color: #fbc22d;
}
Background
.bg-fbc22d {
  background-color: #fbc22d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc22d {
  border: 2px solid #fbc22d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc22d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 194 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc22d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc22d, #cdfb2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc22d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 194 45 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.71 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.77 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.99 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.32 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.40 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.84 #043dd2 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fbc22d  rgb(251, 194, 45)  hsl(43, 96%, 58%)  Mikado Yellow
#2d66fb  rgb(45, 102, 251)  hsl(223, 96%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2dfbc2  rgb(45, 251, 194)  hsl(163, 96%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c22dfb  rgb(194, 45, 251)  hsl(283, 96%, 58%)  Electric Purple