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#FBEA2E

#fbea2e ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbea2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 91.76% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.77% magenta, 81.67% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 55.02°, with 96.24% saturation and 58.24% 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 16.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.7955

Complementary

  1. #fbea2e
  2. #2e3ffb

Split complementary

  1. #fbea2e
  2. #2ea6fb
  3. #832efb

Analogous

  1. #fb832e
  2. #fbea2e
  3. #a6fb2e

Triadic

  1. #fbea2e
  2. #2efbea
  3. #ea2efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbea2e
  2. #3ffb2e
  3. #2e3ffb
  4. #ea2efb

Square

  1. #fbea2e
  2. #2efb83
  3. #2e3ffb
  4. #fb2ea6

Monochromatic

  1. #8d8203
  2. #d8c704
  3. #fbea2e
  4. #fcf279
  5. #fef9c4

Shades

#fbea2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbea2e
  2. #e2d329
  3. #c9bb25
  4. #b0a420
  5. #978c1c
  6. #7e7517
  7. #645e12
  8. #4b460e
  9. #322f09
  10. #191705
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbea2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbea2e
  2. #fbec43
  3. #fcee58
  4. #fcf06d
  5. #fdf282
  6. #fdf597
  7. #fdf7ab
  8. #fef9c0
  9. #fefbd5
  10. #fffdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbea2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbea2e
  2. #efdf36
  3. #e2d53e
  4. #d6ca47
  5. #cac04f
  6. #beb557
  7. #b1aa5f
  8. #a5a067
  9. #999570
  10. #8c8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe8ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fee507 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffea39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe0a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbea2e {
  color: #fbea2e;
}
Background
.bg-fbea2e {
  background-color: #fbea2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbea2e {
  border: 2px solid #fbea2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbea2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 234 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbea2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbea2e, #a6fb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbea2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 234 46 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.70 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.45 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.26 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.50 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.55 #0415d1 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fbea2e  rgb(251, 234, 46)  hsl(55, 96%, 58%)  Aureolin
#2e3ffb  rgb(46, 63, 251)  hsl(235, 96%, 58%)  Han Purple
#2efbea  rgb(46, 251, 234)  hsl(175, 96%, 58%)  Turquoise Blue
#ea2efb  rgb(234, 46, 251)  hsl(295, 96%, 58%)  Fuchsia