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#fbef3b ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbef3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.78% magenta, 76.49% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 56.25°, with 96% saturation and 60.78% 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 17.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.8256

Complementary

  1. #fbef3b
  2. #3b47fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbef3b
  2. #3ba7fb
  3. #8f3bfb

Analogous

  1. #fb8f3b
  2. #fbef3b
  3. #a7fb3b

Triadic

  1. #fbef3b
  2. #3bfbef
  3. #ef3bfb

Tetradic

  1. #fbef3b
  2. #47fb3b
  3. #3b47fb
  4. #ef3bfb

Square

  1. #fbef3b
  2. #3bfb8f
  3. #3b47fb
  4. #fb3ba7

Monochromatic

  1. #9a9003
  2. #e5d705
  3. #fbef3b
  4. #fdf586
  5. #fefbd1

Shades

#fbef3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbef3b
  2. #e2d735
  3. #c9bf2f
  4. #b0a729
  5. #978f23
  6. #7e781e
  7. #646018
  8. #4b4812
  9. #32300c
  10. #191806
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbef3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbef3b
  2. #fbf14f
  3. #fcf262
  4. #fcf476
  5. #fdf589
  6. #fdf79d
  7. #fdf9b1
  8. #fefac4
  9. #fefcd8
  10. #fffdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbef3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbef3b
  2. #efe442
  3. #e2d949
  4. #d6ce50
  5. #cac357
  6. #beb85e
  7. #b1ac64
  8. #a5a16b
  9. #999672
  10. #8c8b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe602 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbef3b {
  color: #fbef3b;
}
Background
.bg-fbef3b {
  background-color: #fbef3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbef3b {
  border: 2px solid #fbef3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbef3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 239 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbef3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbef3b, #a7fb3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbef3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 239 59 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.15 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.30 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.66 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.66 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.82 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.01 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.21 #0410c4 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fbef3b  rgb(251, 239, 59)  hsl(56, 96%, 61%)  Aureolin
#3b47fb  rgb(59, 71, 251)  hsl(236, 96%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#3bfbef  rgb(59, 251, 239)  hsl(176, 96%, 61%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef3bfb  rgb(239, 59, 251)  hsl(296, 96%, 61%)  Fuchsia