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#FBC351

#fbc351 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc351 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.31% magenta, 67.73% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 40.24°, with 95.51% saturation and 65.1% 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 13.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.6013

Complementary

  1. #fbc351
  2. #5189fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc351
  2. #51defb
  3. #6e51fb

Analogous

  1. #fb6e51
  2. #fbc351
  3. #defb51

Triadic

  1. #fbc351
  2. #51fbc3
  3. #c351fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc351
  2. #89fb51
  3. #5189fb
  4. #c351fb

Square

  1. #fbc351
  2. #51fb6e
  3. #5189fb
  4. #fb51de

Monochromatic

  1. #af7704
  2. #f9a906
  3. #fbc351
  4. #fddd9c
  5. #fef7e7

Shades

#fbc351 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc351
  2. #e2b049
  3. #c99c41
  4. #b08939
  5. #977531
  6. #7e6229
  7. #644e20
  8. #4b3b18
  9. #322710
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc351 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc351
  2. #fbc962
  3. #fccf74
  4. #fcd585
  5. #fddb97
  6. #fde1a8
  7. #fde7b9
  8. #feedcb
  9. #fef3dc
  10. #fff9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc351 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc351
  2. #efbc56
  3. #e2b65a
  4. #d6af5f
  5. #caa864
  6. #bea269
  7. #b19b6d
  8. #a59472
  9. #998d77
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c8a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac343 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d255 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c349 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cc54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc351 {
  color: #fbc351;
}
Background
.bg-fbc351 {
  background-color: #fbc351;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc351 {
  border: 2px solid #fbc351;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc351;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 195 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc351 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc351, #defb51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc351 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 195 81 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.67 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.77 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.90 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.96 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.12 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 6.17 #043cae Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc351  rgb(251, 195, 81)  hsl(40, 96%, 65%)  Saffron
#5189fb  rgb(81, 137, 251)  hsl(220, 96%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#51fbc3  rgb(81, 251, 195)  hsl(160, 96%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c351fb  rgb(195, 81, 251)  hsl(280, 96%, 65%)  Medium Orchid