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#FBC64F

#fbc64f ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc64f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 77.65% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.12% magenta, 68.53% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.51°, with 95.56% saturation and 64.71% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.6146

Complementary

  1. #fbc64f
  2. #4f84fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc64f
  2. #4fdafb
  3. #704ffb

Analogous

  1. #fb704f
  2. #fbc64f
  3. #dafb4f

Triadic

  1. #fbc64f
  2. #4ffbc6
  3. #c64ffb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc64f
  2. #84fb4f
  3. #4f84fb
  4. #c64ffb

Square

  1. #fbc64f
  2. #4ffb70
  3. #4f84fb
  4. #fb4fda

Monochromatic

  1. #ad7904
  2. #f8ad06
  3. #fbc64f
  4. #fdde9a
  5. #fef6e5

Shades

#fbc64f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc64f
  2. #e2b247
  3. #c99e3f
  4. #b08b37
  5. #97772f
  6. #7e6328
  7. #644f20
  8. #4b3b18
  9. #322810
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc64f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc64f
  2. #fbcc61
  3. #fcd172
  4. #fcd784
  5. #fddd95
  6. #fde3a7
  7. #fde8b9
  8. #feeeca
  9. #fef4dc
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc64f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc64f
  2. #efbf54
  3. #e2b859
  4. #d6b15e
  5. #caaa63
  6. #bea368
  7. #b19c6c
  8. #a59571
  9. #998e76
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1cbaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc640 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead354 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac646 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1ce52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc64f {
  color: #fbc64f;
}
Background
.bg-fbc64f {
  background-color: #fbc64f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc64f {
  border: 2px solid #fbc64f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc64f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 198 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc64f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc64f, #dafb4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc64f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 198 79 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.47 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.71 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.28 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.50 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.52 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.05 #0439b0 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc64f  rgb(251, 198, 79)  hsl(42, 96%, 65%)  Saffron
#4f84fb  rgb(79, 132, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#4ffbc6  rgb(79, 251, 198)  hsl(162, 96%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c64ffb  rgb(198, 79, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 65%)  Medium Orchid