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#FBC44B

#fbc44b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc44b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 76.86% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.91% magenta, 70.12% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.25°, with 95.65% saturation and 63.92% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.605

Complementary

  1. #fbc44b
  2. #4b82fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc44b
  2. #4bdafb
  3. #6c4bfb

Analogous

  1. #fb6c4b
  2. #fbc44b
  3. #dafb4b

Triadic

  1. #fbc44b
  2. #4bfbc4
  3. #c44bfb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc44b
  2. #82fb4b
  3. #4b82fb
  4. #c44bfb

Square

  1. #fbc44b
  2. #4bfb6c
  3. #4b82fb
  4. #fb4bda

Monochromatic

  1. #a97604
  2. #f4a905
  3. #fbc44b
  4. #fddd96
  5. #fef5e1

Shades

#fbc44b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc44b
  2. #e2b044
  3. #c99d3c
  4. #b08935
  5. #97762d
  6. #7e6226
  7. #644e1e
  8. #4b3b17
  9. #32270f
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc44b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc44b
  2. #fbca5d
  3. #fcd06f
  4. #fcd681
  5. #fddc93
  6. #fde2a5
  7. #fde7b7
  8. #feedc9
  9. #fef3db
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc44b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc44b
  2. #efbd50
  3. #e2b656
  4. #d6b05b
  5. #caa960
  6. #bea266
  7. #b19b6b
  8. #a59470
  9. #998e75
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc43b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d250 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c442 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cd4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc44b {
  color: #fbc44b;
}
Background
.bg-fbc44b {
  background-color: #fbc44b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc44b {
  border: 2px solid #fbc44b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc44b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 196 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 96% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc44b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc44b, #dafb4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc44b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 196 75 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.58 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.93 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.08 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.11 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.36 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.28 #043bb4 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc44b  rgb(251, 196, 75)  hsl(41, 96%, 64%)  Saffron
#4b82fb  rgb(75, 130, 251)  hsl(221, 96%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#4bfbc4  rgb(75, 251, 196)  hsl(161, 96%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c44bfb  rgb(196, 75, 251)  hsl(281, 96%, 64%)  Medium Orchid