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#FBC425

#fbc425 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbc425 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 76.86% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.91% magenta, 85.26% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 44.58°, with 96.4% saturation and 56.47% 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 13.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.19.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6012

Complementary

  1. #fbc425
  2. #255cfb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc425
  2. #25c7fb
  3. #5925fb

Analogous

  1. #fb5925
  2. #fbc425
  3. #c7fb25

Triadic

  1. #fbc425
  2. #25fbc4
  3. #c425fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc425
  2. #5cfb25
  3. #255cfb
  4. #c425fb

Square

  1. #fbc425
  2. #25fb59
  3. #255cfb
  4. #fb25c7

Monochromatic

  1. #856302
  2. #d09b04
  3. #fbc425
  4. #fcd870
  5. #feedbb

Shades

#fbc425 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc425
  2. #e2b021
  3. #c99d1e
  4. #b0891a
  5. #977616
  6. #7e6213
  7. #644e0f
  8. #4b3b0b
  9. #322707
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc425 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc425
  2. #fbca3b
  3. #fcd051
  4. #fcd666
  5. #fddc7c
  6. #fde292
  7. #fde7a8
  8. #feedbe
  9. #fef3d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc425 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc425
  2. #efbd2e
  3. #e2b637
  4. #d6b040
  5. #caa949
  6. #bea253
  7. #b19b5c
  8. #a59465
  9. #998e6e
  10. #8c8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c9a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead231 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac303 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cc2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc425 {
  color: #fbc425;
}
Background
.bg-fbc425 {
  background-color: #fbc425;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc425 {
  border: 2px solid #fbc425;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc425;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 196 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc425 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc425, #c7fb25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc425 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 196 37 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.19 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.75 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.02 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.31 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.77 #043bda Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fbc425  rgb(251, 196, 37)  hsl(45, 96%, 56%)  Mikado Yellow
#255cfb  rgb(37, 92, 251)  hsl(225, 96%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#25fbc4  rgb(37, 251, 196)  hsl(165, 96%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c425fb  rgb(196, 37, 251)  hsl(285, 96%, 56%)  Electric Purple