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#FBC556

#fbc556 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc556 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.51% magenta, 65.74% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 40.36°, with 95.38% saturation and 66.08% 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 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.6111

Complementary

  1. #fbc556
  2. #568cfb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc556
  2. #56dffb
  3. #7256fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7256
  2. #fbc556
  3. #dffb56

Triadic

  1. #fbc556
  2. #56fbc5
  3. #c556fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc556
  2. #8cfb56
  3. #568cfb
  4. #c556fb

Square

  1. #fbc556
  2. #56fb72
  3. #568cfb
  4. #fb56df

Monochromatic

  1. #b47a04
  2. #f9ab0b
  3. #fbc556
  4. #fddfa1
  5. #fff8eb

Shades

#fbc556 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc556
  2. #e2b14d
  3. #c99e45
  4. #b08a3c
  5. #977634
  6. #7e632b
  7. #644f22
  8. #4b3b1a
  9. #322711
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc556 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc556
  2. #fbcb67
  3. #fcd178
  4. #fcd689
  5. #fddc9a
  6. #fde2ab
  7. #fde8bb
  8. #feeecc
  9. #fef3dd
  10. #fff9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc556 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc556
  2. #efbe5a
  3. #e2b75e
  4. #d6b063
  5. #caa967
  6. #bea36b
  7. #b19c6f
  8. #a59573
  9. #998e78
  10. #8c877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1caaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc549 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d35a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c54f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cd59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc556 {
  color: #fbc556;
}
Background
.bg-fbc556 {
  background-color: #fbc556;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc556 {
  border: 2px solid #fbc556;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc556;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 197 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 95% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc556 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc556, #dffb56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc556 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 197 86 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.84 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.84 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.22 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.23 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.41 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.94 #043aa9 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc556  rgb(251, 197, 86)  hsl(40, 95%, 66%)  Saffron
#568cfb  rgb(86, 140, 251)  hsl(220, 95%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#56fbc5  rgb(86, 251, 197)  hsl(160, 95%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#c556fb  rgb(197, 86, 251)  hsl(280, 95%, 66%)  Medium Orchid