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#FBC74E

#fbc74e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc74e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.72% magenta, 68.92% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.97°, with 95.58% saturation and 64.51% 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 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.6191

Complementary

  1. #fbc74e
  2. #4e82fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc74e
  2. #4ed8fb
  3. #714efb

Analogous

  1. #fb714e
  2. #fbc74e
  3. #d8fb4e

Triadic

  1. #fbc74e
  2. #4efbc7
  3. #c74efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc74e
  2. #82fb4e
  3. #4e82fb
  4. #c74efb

Square

  1. #fbc74e
  2. #4efb71
  3. #4e82fb
  4. #fb4ed8

Monochromatic

  1. #ac7a04
  2. #f7ae06
  3. #fbc74e
  4. #fddf99
  5. #fef6e4

Shades

#fbc74e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc74e
  2. #e2b346
  3. #c99f3e
  4. #b08b37
  5. #97772f
  6. #7e6427
  7. #64501f
  8. #4b3c17
  9. #322810
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc74e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc74e
  2. #fbcd60
  3. #fcd271
  4. #fcd883
  5. #fddd95
  6. #fde3a7
  7. #fde9b8
  8. #feeeca
  9. #fef4dc
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc74e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc74e
  2. #efc053
  3. #e2b958
  4. #d6b25d
  5. #caab62
  6. #bea467
  7. #b19c6c
  8. #a59571
  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 #dec63e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd453 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac745 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cf51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc74e {
  color: #fbc74e;
}
Background
.bg-fbc74e {
  background-color: #fbc74e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc74e {
  border: 2px solid #fbc74e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc74e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 199 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc74e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc74e, #d8fb4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc74e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 199 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.14 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.32 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.10 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.28 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.52 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.63 #0438b1 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc74e  rgb(251, 199, 78)  hsl(42, 96%, 65%)  Saffron
#4e82fb  rgb(78, 130, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#4efbc7  rgb(78, 251, 199)  hsl(162, 96%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c74efb  rgb(199, 78, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 65%)  Medium Orchid