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#FBC33C

#fbc33c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc33c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 76.47% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.31% magenta, 76.1% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.41°, with 95.98% saturation and 60.98% 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 2.63.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5987

Complementary

  1. #fbc33c
  2. #3c74fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc33c
  2. #3cd3fb
  3. #643cfb

Analogous

  1. #fb643c
  2. #fbc33c
  3. #d3fb3c

Triadic

  1. #fbc33c
  2. #3cfbc3
  3. #c33cfb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc33c
  2. #74fb3c
  3. #3c74fb
  4. #c33cfb

Square

  1. #fbc33c
  2. #3cfb64
  3. #3c74fb
  4. #fb3cd3

Monochromatic

  1. #9b6e03
  2. #e6a405
  3. #fbc33c
  4. #fdda87
  5. #fef1d2

Shades

#fbc33c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc33c
  2. #e2b036
  3. #c99c30
  4. #b0892a
  5. #977524
  6. #7e621e
  7. #644e18
  8. #4b3b12
  9. #32270c
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc33c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc33c
  2. #fbc950
  3. #fccf63
  4. #fcd577
  5. #fddb8a
  6. #fde19e
  7. #fde7b1
  8. #feedc5
  9. #fef3d8
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc33c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc33c
  2. #efbc43
  3. #e2b64a
  4. #d6af50
  5. #caa857
  6. #bea25e
  7. #b19b65
  8. #a5946c
  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 #dcc324 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d143 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c32f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cc40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc33c {
  color: #fbc33c;
}
Background
.bg-fbc33c {
  background-color: #fbc33c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc33c {
  border: 2px solid #fbc33c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc33c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 195 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc33c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc33c, #d3fb3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc33c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 195 60 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.63 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.72 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.85 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.87 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.20 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.34 #043cc3 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc33c  rgb(251, 195, 60)  hsl(42, 96%, 61%)  Saffron
#3c74fb  rgb(60, 116, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3cfbc3  rgb(60, 251, 195)  hsl(162, 96%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c33cfb  rgb(195, 60, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 61%)  Electric Purple