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#fbcb4a ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbcb4a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 79.61% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.12% magenta, 70.52% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 43.73°, with 95.68% saturation and 63.73% 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 13.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 2.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6372

Complementary

  1. #fbcb4a
  2. #4a7afb

Split complementary

  1. #fbcb4a
  2. #4ad3fb
  3. #734afb

Analogous

  1. #fb734a
  2. #fbcb4a
  3. #d3fb4a

Triadic

  1. #fbcb4a
  2. #4afbcb
  3. #cb4afb

Tetradic

  1. #fbcb4a
  2. #7afb4a
  3. #4a7afb
  4. #cb4afb

Square

  1. #fbcb4a
  2. #4afb73
  3. #4a7afb
  4. #fb4ad3

Monochromatic

  1. #a87c04
  2. #f3b305
  3. #fbcb4a
  4. #fde195
  5. #fef6e0

Shades

#fbcb4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbcb4a
  2. #e2b743
  3. #c9a23b
  4. #b08e34
  5. #977a2c
  6. #7e6625
  7. #64511e
  8. #4b3d16
  9. #32290f
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbcb4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbcb4a
  2. #fbd05c
  3. #fcd56e
  4. #fcdb80
  5. #fde092
  6. #fde5a5
  7. #fdeab7
  8. #feefc9
  9. #fef5db
  10. #fffaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbcb4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbcb4a
  2. #efc44f
  3. #e2bc55
  4. #d6b55a
  5. #caad60
  6. #bea665
  7. #b19e6a
  8. #a59770
  9. #998f75
  10. #8c887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3cfab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c938 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed650 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecca40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d24e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbcb4a {
  color: #fbcb4a;
}
Background
.bg-fbcb4a {
  background-color: #fbcb4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbcb4a {
  border: 2px solid #fbcb4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbcb4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 203 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 96% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbcb4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbcb4a, #d3fb4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbcb4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 203 74 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.07 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.35 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.91 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.14 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.60 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.92 #0434b5 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fbcb4a  rgb(251, 203, 74)  hsl(44, 96%, 64%)  Sunglow
#4a7afb  rgb(74, 122, 251)  hsl(224, 96%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#4afbcb  rgb(74, 251, 203)  hsl(164, 96%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#cb4afb  rgb(203, 74, 251)  hsl(284, 96%, 64%)  Medium Orchid