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#FBC74C

#fbc74c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc74c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 78.04% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.72% magenta, 69.72% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.17°, with 95.63% saturation and 64.12% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6188

Complementary

  1. #fbc74c
  2. #4c80fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc74c
  2. #4cd8fb
  3. #704cfb

Analogous

  1. #fb704c
  2. #fbc74c
  3. #d8fb4c

Triadic

  1. #fbc74c
  2. #4cfbc7
  3. #c74cfb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc74c
  2. #80fb4c
  3. #4c80fb
  4. #c74cfb

Square

  1. #fbc74c
  2. #4cfb70
  3. #4c80fb
  4. #fb4cd8

Monochromatic

  1. #aa7904
  2. #f5ae05
  3. #fbc74c
  4. #fdde97
  5. #fef6e2

Shades

#fbc74c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc74c
  2. #e2b344
  3. #c99f3d
  4. #b08b35
  5. #97772e
  6. #7e6426
  7. #64501e
  8. #4b3c17
  9. #32280f
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc74c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc74c
  2. #fbcd5e
  3. #fcd270
  4. #fcd882
  5. #fddd94
  6. #fde3a6
  7. #fde9b7
  8. #feeec9
  9. #fef4db
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc74c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc74c
  2. #efc051
  3. #e2b956
  4. #d6b25c
  5. #caab61
  6. #bea466
  7. #b19c6b
  8. #a59570
  9. #998e76
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cbaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec63c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd451 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cf4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc74c {
  color: #fbc74c;
}
Background
.bg-fbc74c {
  background-color: #fbc74c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc74c {
  border: 2px solid #fbc74c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc74c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 199 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc74c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc74c, #d8fb4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc74c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 199 76 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.93 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.10 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.89 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.08 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.35 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.42 #0438b3 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc74c  rgb(251, 199, 76)  hsl(42, 96%, 64%)  Saffron
#4c80fb  rgb(76, 128, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#4cfbc7  rgb(76, 251, 199)  hsl(162, 96%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c74cfb  rgb(199, 76, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 64%)  Medium Orchid