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#FBC54A

#fbc54a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc54a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 77.25% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.51% magenta, 70.52% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.69°, with 95.68% saturation and 63.73% 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 13.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6094

Complementary

  1. #fbc54a
  2. #4a80fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc54a
  2. #4ad9fb
  3. #6d4afb

Analogous

  1. #fb6d4a
  2. #fbc54a
  3. #d9fb4a

Triadic

  1. #fbc54a
  2. #4afbc5
  3. #c54afb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc54a
  2. #80fb4a
  3. #4a80fb
  4. #c54afb

Square

  1. #fbc54a
  2. #4afb6d
  3. #4a80fb
  4. #fb4ad9

Monochromatic

  1. #a87604
  2. #f3ab05
  3. #fbc54a
  4. #fddd95
  5. #fef5e0

Shades

#fbc54a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc54a
  2. #e2b143
  3. #c99e3b
  4. #b08a34
  5. #97762c
  6. #7e6325
  7. #644f1e
  8. #4b3b16
  9. #32270f
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc54a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc54a
  2. #fbcb5c
  3. #fcd16e
  4. #fcd680
  5. #fddc92
  6. #fde2a5
  7. #fde8b7
  8. #feeec9
  9. #fef3db
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc54a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc54a
  2. #efbe4f
  3. #e2b755
  4. #d6b05a
  5. #caa960
  6. #bea365
  7. #b19c6a
  8. #a59570
  9. #998e75
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1caa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc539 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead34f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c541 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cd4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc54a {
  color: #fbc54a;
}
Background
.bg-fbc54a {
  background-color: #fbc54a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc54a {
  border: 2px solid #fbc54a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc54a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 197 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc54a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc54a, #d9fb4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc54a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 197 74 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.20 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.50 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.84 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.01 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.34 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.85 #043ab5 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc54a  rgb(251, 197, 74)  hsl(42, 96%, 64%)  Saffron
#4a80fb  rgb(74, 128, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#4afbc5  rgb(74, 251, 197)  hsl(162, 96%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c54afb  rgb(197, 74, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 64%)  Medium Orchid