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#FBC331

#fbc331 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbc331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.31% magenta, 80.48% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 43.37°, with 96.19% saturation and 58.82% 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 12.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5976

Complementary

  1. #fbc331
  2. #3169fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc331
  2. #31cefb
  3. #5e31fb

Analogous

  1. #fb5e31
  2. #fbc331
  3. #cefb31

Triadic

  1. #fbc331
  2. #31fbc3
  3. #c331fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc331
  2. #69fb31
  3. #3169fb
  4. #c331fb

Square

  1. #fbc331
  2. #31fb5e
  3. #3169fb
  4. #fb31ce

Monochromatic

  1. #906903
  2. #dba004
  3. #fbc331
  4. #fcd97c
  5. #feefc7

Shades

#fbc331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc331
  2. #e2b02c
  3. #c99c27
  4. #b08922
  5. #97751d
  6. #7e6219
  7. #644e14
  8. #4b3b0f
  9. #32270a
  10. #191405
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc331
  2. #fbc946
  3. #fccf5a
  4. #fcd56f
  5. #fddb83
  6. #fde198
  7. #fde7ad
  8. #feedc1
  9. #fef3d6
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc331
  2. #efbc39
  3. #e2b641
  4. #d6af49
  5. #caa851
  6. #bea259
  7. #b19b60
  8. #a59468
  9. #998d70
  10. #8c8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c8a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc308 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c31f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cc36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc331 {
  color: #fbc331;
}
Background
.bg-fbc331 {
  background-color: #fbc331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc331 {
  border: 2px solid #fbc331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 96% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc331, #cefb31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.85 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.94 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.12 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.31 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.68 #043cce Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fbc331  rgb(251, 195, 49)  hsl(43, 96%, 59%)  Mikado Yellow
#3169fb  rgb(49, 105, 251)  hsl(223, 96%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31fbc3  rgb(49, 251, 195)  hsl(163, 96%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c331fb  rgb(195, 49, 251)  hsl(283, 96%, 59%)  Electric Purple