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#FBCB61

#fbcb61 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbcb61 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 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.12% magenta, 61.35% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.3°, with 95.06% saturation and 68.24% 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 13.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.6408

Complementary

  1. #fbcb61
  2. #6191fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbcb61
  2. #61defb
  3. #7e61fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7e61
  2. #fbcb61
  3. #defb61

Triadic

  1. #fbcb61
  2. #61fbcb
  3. #cb61fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbcb61
  2. #91fb61
  3. #6191fb
  4. #cb61fb

Square

  1. #fbcb61
  2. #61fb7e
  3. #6191fb
  4. #fb61de

Monochromatic

  1. #be8405
  2. #f9b216
  3. #fbcb61
  4. #fde4ac
  5. #fef8eb

Shades

#fbcb61 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbcb61
  2. #e2b757
  3. #c9a24e
  4. #b08e44
  5. #977a3a
  6. #7e6631
  7. #645127
  8. #4b3d1d
  9. #322913
  10. #19140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbcb61 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbcb61
  2. #fbd071
  3. #fcd581
  4. #fcdb90
  5. #fde0a0
  6. #fde5b0
  7. #fdeac0
  8. #feefd0
  9. #fef5df
  10. #fffaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbcb61 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbcb61
  2. #efc464
  3. #e2bc67
  4. #d6b56a
  5. #caad6d
  6. #bea671
  7. #b19e74
  8. #a59777
  9. #998f7a
  10. #8c887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3cfb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1ca56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd765 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eccb5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2d263 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc299 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbcb61 {
  color: #fbcb61;
}
Background
.bg-fbcb61 {
  background-color: #fbcb61;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbcb61 {
  border: 2px solid #fbcb61;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbcb61;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 203 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 95% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbcb61 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbcb61, #defb61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbcb61 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 203 97 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.74 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.57 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.89 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.03 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.05 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 6.08 #04349e Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#fbcb61  rgb(251, 203, 97)  hsl(41, 95%, 68%)  Saffron
#6191fb  rgb(97, 145, 251)  hsl(221, 95%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#61fbcb  rgb(97, 251, 203)  hsl(161, 95%, 68%)  Aquamarine
#cb61fb  rgb(203, 97, 251)  hsl(281, 95%, 68%)  Heliotrope