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#FBC94F

#fbc94f ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc94f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 78.82% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.92% magenta, 68.53% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.56°, 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 13.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.6285

Complementary

  1. #fbc94f
  2. #4f81fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc94f
  2. #4fd7fb
  3. #734ffb

Analogous

  1. #fb734f
  2. #fbc94f
  3. #d7fb4f

Triadic

  1. #fbc94f
  2. #4ffbc9
  3. #c94ffb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc94f
  2. #81fb4f
  3. #4f81fb
  4. #c94ffb

Square

  1. #fbc94f
  2. #4ffb73
  3. #4f81fb
  4. #fb4fd7

Monochromatic

  1. #ad7c04
  2. #f8b106
  3. #fbc94f
  4. #fde09a
  5. #fef7e5

Shades

#fbc94f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc94f
  2. #e2b547
  3. #c9a13f
  4. #b08d37
  5. #97792f
  6. #7e6528
  7. #645020
  8. #4b3c18
  9. #322810
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc94f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc94f
  2. #fbce61
  3. #fcd472
  4. #fcd984
  5. #fddf95
  6. #fde4a7
  7. #fde9b9
  8. #feefca
  9. #fef4dc
  10. #fffaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc94f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc94f
  2. #efc254
  3. #e2ba59
  4. #d6b35e
  5. #caac63
  6. #bea568
  7. #b19d6c
  8. #a59671
  9. #998f76
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cdab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c83f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd554 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc846 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2d052 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbf93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc94f {
  color: #fbc94f;
}
Background
.bg-fbc94f {
  background-color: #fbc94f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc94f {
  border: 2px solid #fbc94f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc94f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 201 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc94f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc94f, #d7fb4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc94f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 201 79 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.91 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.92 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.16 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.36 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.73 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.81 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.16 #0436b0 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbc94f  rgb(251, 201, 79)  hsl(43, 96%, 65%)  Saffron
#4f81fb  rgb(79, 129, 251)  hsl(223, 96%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#4ffbc9  rgb(79, 251, 201)  hsl(163, 96%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c94ffb  rgb(201, 79, 251)  hsl(283, 96%, 65%)  Medium Orchid