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#FBD538

#fbd538 ≈ Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbd538 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 83.53% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.14% magenta, 77.69% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 48.31°, with 96.06% saturation and 60.2% 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 14.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gold (#ffd700), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6838

Complementary

  1. #fbd538
  2. #385efb

Split complementary

  1. #fbd538
  2. #38bffb
  3. #7438fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7438
  2. #fbd538
  3. #bffb38

Triadic

  1. #fbd538
  2. #38fbd5
  3. #d538fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbd538
  2. #5efb38
  3. #385efb
  4. #d538fb

Square

  1. #fbd538
  2. #38fb74
  3. #385efb
  4. #fb38bf

Monochromatic

  1. #977a03
  2. #e2b705
  3. #fbd538
  4. #fde583
  5. #fef5ce

Shades

#fbd538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbd538
  2. #e2c032
  3. #c9aa2d
  4. #b09527
  5. #978022
  6. #7e6b1c
  7. #645516
  8. #4b4011
  9. #322b0b
  10. #191506
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbd538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbd538
  2. #fbd94c
  3. #fcdd60
  4. #fce274
  5. #fde688
  6. #fdea9c
  7. #fdeeaf
  8. #fef2c3
  9. #fef7d7
  10. #fffbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbd538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbd538
  2. #efcd3f
  3. #e2c446
  4. #d6bc4e
  5. #cab355
  6. #beab5c
  7. #b1a263
  8. #a59a6a
  9. #999172
  10. #8c8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d7af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd112 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dd43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc4b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2d326 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8da3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcb95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbd538 {
  color: #fbd538;
}
Background
.bg-fbd538 {
  background-color: #fbd538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbd538 {
  border: 2px solid #fbd538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbd538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 213 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbd538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbd538, #bffb38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbd538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 213 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffd700 Gold ΔE 2.36 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.40 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.64 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.79 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.37 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.38 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.80 #042ac7 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Gold
#fbd538  rgb(251, 213, 56)  hsl(48, 96%, 60%)  Gold
#385efb  rgb(56, 94, 251)  hsl(228, 96%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#38fbd5  rgb(56, 251, 213)  hsl(168, 96%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#d538fb  rgb(213, 56, 251)  hsl(288, 96%, 60%)  Fuchsia