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#FBCA42

#fbca42 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbca42 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 79.22% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.52% magenta, 73.71% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 44.11°, with 95.85% saturation and 62.16% 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 13.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6314

Complementary

  1. #fbca42
  2. #4273fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbca42
  2. #42cffb
  3. #6e42fb

Analogous

  1. #fb6e42
  2. #fbca42
  3. #cffb42

Triadic

  1. #fbca42
  2. #42fbca
  3. #ca42fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbca42
  2. #73fb42
  3. #4273fb
  4. #ca42fb

Square

  1. #fbca42
  2. #42fb6e
  3. #4273fb
  4. #fb42cf

Monochromatic

  1. #a17703
  2. #ecae05
  3. #fbca42
  4. #fddf8d
  5. #fef4d8

Shades

#fbca42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbca42
  2. #e2b63b
  3. #c9a235
  4. #b08d2e
  5. #977928
  6. #7e6521
  7. #64511a
  8. #4b3d14
  9. #32280d
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbca42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbca42
  2. #fbcf55
  3. #fcd568
  4. #fcda7b
  5. #fddf8e
  6. #fde5a1
  7. #fdeab3
  8. #feefc6
  9. #fef4d9
  10. #fffaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbca42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbca42
  2. #efc348
  3. #e2bb4e
  4. #d6b455
  5. #caac5b
  6. #bea561
  7. #b19e67
  8. #a5966d
  9. #998f74
  10. #8c877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3ceaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c82c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd649 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc936 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d146 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc090 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbca42 {
  color: #fbca42;
}
Background
.bg-fbca42 {
  background-color: #fbca42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbca42 {
  border: 2px solid #fbca42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbca42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 202 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbca42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbca42, #cffb42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbca42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 202 66 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.48 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.81 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.46 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.66 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.40 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.75 #0435bd Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fbca42  rgb(251, 202, 66)  hsl(44, 96%, 62%)  Sunglow
#4273fb  rgb(66, 115, 251)  hsl(224, 96%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#42fbca  rgb(66, 251, 202)  hsl(164, 96%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#ca42fb  rgb(202, 66, 251)  hsl(284, 96%, 62%)  Medium Orchid