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#FBC343

#fbc343 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc343 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 76.47% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.31% magenta, 73.31% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.74°, with 95.83% saturation and 62.35% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.5994

Complementary

  1. #fbc343
  2. #437bfb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc343
  2. #43d7fb
  3. #6743fb

Analogous

  1. #fb6743
  2. #fbc343
  3. #d7fb43

Triadic

  1. #fbc343
  2. #43fbc3
  3. #c343fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc343
  2. #7bfb43
  3. #437bfb
  4. #c343fb

Square

  1. #fbc343
  2. #43fb67
  3. #437bfb
  4. #fb43d7

Monochromatic

  1. #a27103
  2. #eca605
  3. #fbc343
  4. #fddb8e
  5. #fef3d9

Shades

#fbc343 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc343
  2. #e2b03c
  3. #c99c36
  4. #b0892f
  5. #977528
  6. #7e6222
  7. #644e1b
  8. #4b3b14
  9. #32270d
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc343 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc343
  2. #fbc956
  3. #fccf69
  4. #fcd57b
  5. #fddb8e
  6. #fde1a1
  7. #fde7b4
  8. #feedc7
  9. #fef3d9
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc343 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc343
  2. #efbc49
  3. #e2b64f
  4. #d6af55
  5. #caa85b
  6. #bea262
  7. #b19b68
  8. #a5946e
  9. #998d74
  10. #8c877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc330 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d149 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c338 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cc47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc343 {
  color: #fbc343;
}
Background
.bg-fbc343 {
  background-color: #fbc343;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc343 {
  border: 2px solid #fbc343;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc343;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 195 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc343 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc343, #d7fb43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc343 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 195 67 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.14 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.39 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.39 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.53 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.21 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.88 #043cbc Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc343  rgb(251, 195, 67)  hsl(42, 96%, 62%)  Saffron
#437bfb  rgb(67, 123, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#43fbc3  rgb(67, 251, 195)  hsl(162, 96%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c343fb  rgb(195, 67, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 62%)  Electric Purple