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#FBC756

#fbc756 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc756 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.72% magenta, 65.74% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.09°, 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.6203

Complementary

  1. #fbc756
  2. #568afb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc756
  2. #56ddfb
  3. #7556fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7556
  2. #fbc756
  3. #ddfb56

Triadic

  1. #fbc756
  2. #56fbc7
  3. #c756fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc756
  2. #8afb56
  3. #568afb
  4. #c756fb

Square

  1. #fbc756
  2. #56fb75
  3. #568afb
  4. #fb56dd

Monochromatic

  1. #b47c04
  2. #f9ae0b
  3. #fbc756
  4. #fde0a1
  5. #fff8eb

Shades

#fbc756 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc756
  2. #e2b34d
  3. #c99f45
  4. #b08b3c
  5. #977734
  6. #7e642b
  7. #645022
  8. #4b3c1a
  9. #322811
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc756 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc756
  2. #fbcd67
  3. #fcd278
  4. #fcd889
  5. #fddd9a
  6. #fde3ab
  7. #fde9bb
  8. #feeecc
  9. #fef4dd
  10. #fff9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc756 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc756
  2. #efc05a
  3. #e2b95e
  4. #d6b263
  5. #caab67
  6. #bea46b
  7. #b19c6f
  8. #a59573
  9. #998e78
  10. #8c877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2ccab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec749 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead45a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac74f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cf59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc756 {
  color: #fbc756;
}
Background
.bg-fbc756 {
  background-color: #fbc756;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc756 {
  border: 2px solid #fbc756;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc756;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 199 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 95% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc756 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc756, #ddfb56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc756 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 199 86 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.05 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.80 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.98 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.17 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.21 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 6.40 #0438a9 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc756  rgb(251, 199, 86)  hsl(41, 95%, 66%)  Saffron
#568afb  rgb(86, 138, 251)  hsl(221, 95%, 66%)  United Nations Blue
#56fbc7  rgb(86, 251, 199)  hsl(161, 95%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#c756fb  rgb(199, 86, 251)  hsl(281, 95%, 66%)  Medium Orchid