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#FBEF09

#fbef09 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbef09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 93.73% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.78% magenta, 96.41% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.02°, with 96.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 17.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 0.69.

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Relative luminance0.8226

Complementary

  1. #fbef09
  2. #0915fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbef09
  2. #098efb
  3. #7609fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7609
  2. #fbef09
  3. #8efb09

Triadic

  1. #fbef09
  2. #09fbef
  3. #ef09fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbef09
  2. #15fb09
  3. #0915fb
  4. #ef09fb

Square

  1. #fbef09
  2. #09fb76
  3. #0915fb
  4. #fb098e

Monochromatic

  1. #696402
  2. #b5ac03
  3. #fbef09
  4. #fcf454
  5. #fdf9a0

Shades

#fbef09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbef09
  2. #e2d708
  3. #c9bf07
  4. #b0a706
  5. #978f05
  6. #7e7805
  7. #646004
  8. #4b4803
  9. #323002
  10. #191801
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbef09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbef09
  2. #fbf122
  3. #fcf23a
  4. #fcf453
  5. #fdf56b
  6. #fdf784
  7. #fdf99d
  8. #fefab5
  9. #fefcce
  10. #fffde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbef09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbef09
  2. #efe415
  3. #e2d921
  4. #d6ce2d
  5. #cac339
  6. #beb845
  7. #b1ac50
  8. #a5a15c
  9. #999668
  10. #8c8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbef09 {
  color: #fbef09;
}
Background
.bg-fbef09 {
  background-color: #fbef09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbef09 {
  border: 2px solid #fbef09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbef09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 239 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 97% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbef09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbef09, #8efb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbef09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 239 9 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.69 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 0.92 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.54 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.28 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.59 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.81 #0410f6 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fbef09  rgb(251, 239, 9)  hsl(57, 97%, 51%)  Aureolin
#0915fb  rgb(9, 21, 251)  hsl(237, 97%, 51%)  Blue
#09fbef  rgb(9, 251, 239)  hsl(177, 97%, 51%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef09fb  rgb(239, 9, 251)  hsl(297, 97%, 51%)  Fuchsia