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#FBC727

#fbc727 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbc727 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 78.04% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.72% magenta, 84.46% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.28°, with 96.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.615

Complementary

  1. #fbc727
  2. #275bfb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc727
  2. #27c5fb
  3. #5d27fb

Analogous

  1. #fb5d27
  2. #fbc727
  3. #c5fb27

Triadic

  1. #fbc727
  2. #27fbc7
  3. #c727fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc727
  2. #5bfb27
  3. #275bfb
  4. #c727fb

Square

  1. #fbc727
  2. #27fb5d
  3. #275bfb
  4. #fb27c5

Monochromatic

  1. #866602
  2. #d29f04
  3. #fbc727
  4. #fcda72
  5. #feeebd

Shades

#fbc727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc727
  2. #e2b323
  3. #c99f1f
  4. #b08b1b
  5. #977717
  6. #7e6414
  7. #645010
  8. #4b3c0c
  9. #322808
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc727
  2. #fbcd3d
  3. #fcd252
  4. #fcd868
  5. #fddd7d
  6. #fde393
  7. #fde9a9
  8. #feeebe
  9. #fef4d4
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc727
  2. #efc030
  3. #e2b939
  4. #d6b242
  5. #caab4b
  6. #bea454
  7. #b19c5c
  8. #a59565
  9. #998e6e
  10. #8c8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1cba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd433 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc607 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cf2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbc89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc727 {
  color: #fbc727;
}
Background
.bg-fbc727 {
  background-color: #fbc727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc727 {
  border: 2px solid #fbc727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 199 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 96% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc727, #c5fb27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 199 39 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.21 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.42 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.79 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.85 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.95 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.23 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.09 #0438d8 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fbc727  rgb(251, 199, 39)  hsl(45, 96%, 57%)  Sunglow
#275bfb  rgb(39, 91, 251)  hsl(225, 96%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#27fbc7  rgb(39, 251, 199)  hsl(165, 96%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c727fb  rgb(199, 39, 251)  hsl(285, 96%, 57%)  Electric Purple