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#FBC523

#fbc523 ≈ Mikado Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbc523 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 77.25% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.51% magenta, 86.06% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 96.43% saturation and 56.08% 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mikado Yellow (#ffc40c), ΔE 1.27.

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Relative luminance0.6056

Complementary

  1. #fbc523
  2. #2359fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc523
  2. #23c5fb
  3. #5923fb

Analogous

  1. #fb5923
  2. #fbc523
  3. #c5fb23

Triadic

  1. #fbc523
  2. #23fbc5
  3. #c523fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc523
  2. #59fb23
  3. #2359fb
  4. #c523fb

Square

  1. #fbc523
  2. #23fb59
  3. #2359fb
  4. #fb23c5

Monochromatic

  1. #836302
  2. #ce9b04
  3. #fbc523
  4. #fcd96e
  5. #feedb9

Shades

#fbc523 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc523
  2. #e2b120
  3. #c99e1c
  4. #b08a19
  5. #977615
  6. #7e6312
  7. #644f0e
  8. #4b3b0b
  9. #322707
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc523 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc523
  2. #fbcb39
  3. #fcd14f
  4. #fcd665
  5. #fddc7b
  6. #fde291
  7. #fde8a7
  8. #feeebd
  9. #fef3d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc523 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc523
  2. #efbe2c
  3. #e2b736
  4. #d6b03f
  5. #caa948
  6. #bea352
  7. #b19c5b
  8. #a59564
  9. #998e6d
  10. #8c8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd22f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cd2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc523 {
  color: #fbc523;
}
Background
.bg-fbc523 {
  background-color: #fbc523;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc523 {
  border: 2px solid #fbc523;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc523;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 197 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc523 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc523, #c5fb23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc523 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 197 35 / 0.35);
}

#ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.27 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.29 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.62 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.74 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.61 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.47 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.63 #043adc Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Mikado Yellow
#fbc523  rgb(251, 197, 35)  hsl(45, 96%, 56%)  Mikado Yellow
#2359fb  rgb(35, 89, 251)  hsl(225, 96%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#23fbc5  rgb(35, 251, 197)  hsl(165, 96%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c523fb  rgb(197, 35, 251)  hsl(285, 96%, 56%)  Electric Purple