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#FBC33B

#fbc33b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbc33b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.31% magenta, 76.49% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.5°, with 96% saturation and 60.78% 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.5986

Complementary

  1. #fbc33b
  2. #3b73fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc33b
  2. #3bd3fb
  3. #633bfb

Analogous

  1. #fb633b
  2. #fbc33b
  3. #d3fb3b

Triadic

  1. #fbc33b
  2. #3bfbc3
  3. #c33bfb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc33b
  2. #73fb3b
  3. #3b73fb
  4. #c33bfb

Square

  1. #fbc33b
  2. #3bfb63
  3. #3b73fb
  4. #fb3bd3

Monochromatic

  1. #9a6e03
  2. #e5a305
  3. #fbc33b
  4. #fdda86
  5. #fef1d1

Shades

#fbc33b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc33b
  2. #e2b035
  3. #c99c2f
  4. #b08929
  5. #977523
  6. #7e621e
  7. #644e18
  8. #4b3b12
  9. #32270c
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc33b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc33b
  2. #fbc94f
  3. #fccf62
  4. #fcd576
  5. #fddb89
  6. #fde19d
  7. #fde7b1
  8. #feedc4
  9. #fef3d8
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc33b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc33b
  2. #efbc42
  3. #e2b649
  4. #d6af50
  5. #caa857
  6. #bea25e
  7. #b19b64
  8. #a5946b
  9. #998d72
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc322 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d142 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c32e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cc3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc33b {
  color: #fbc33b;
}
Background
.bg-fbc33b {
  background-color: #fbc33b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc33b {
  border: 2px solid #fbc33b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc33b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 195 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc33b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc33b, #d3fb3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc33b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 195 59 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.57 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.64 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.76 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.81 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.21 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.27 #043cc4 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc33b  rgb(251, 195, 59)  hsl(43, 96%, 61%)  Saffron
#3b73fb  rgb(59, 115, 251)  hsl(223, 96%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3bfbc3  rgb(59, 251, 195)  hsl(163, 96%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c33bfb  rgb(195, 59, 251)  hsl(283, 96%, 61%)  Electric Purple