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#FBF005

#fbf005 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf005 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 94.12% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.38% magenta, 98.01% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.32°, with 96.85% saturation and 50.2% 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 17.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.8284

Complementary

  1. #fbf005
  2. #0510fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf005
  2. #058bfb
  3. #7505fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7505
  2. #fbf005
  3. #8bfb05

Triadic

  1. #fbf005
  2. #05fbf0
  3. #f005fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf005
  2. #10fb05
  3. #0510fb
  4. #f005fb

Square

  1. #fbf005
  2. #05fb75
  3. #0510fb
  4. #fb058b

Monochromatic

  1. #656102
  2. #b1a903
  3. #fbf005
  4. #fcf550
  5. #fdf99c

Shades

#fbf005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf005
  2. #e2d805
  3. #c9c004
  4. #b0a804
  5. #979003
  6. #7e7803
  7. #646002
  8. #4b4802
  9. #323001
  10. #191801
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf005
  2. #fbf21e
  3. #fcf337
  4. #fcf550
  5. #fdf669
  6. #fdf882
  7. #fdf99b
  8. #fefbb4
  9. #fefccd
  10. #fffee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf005
  2. #efe511
  3. #e2da1e
  4. #d6ce2a
  5. #cac336
  6. #beb843
  7. #b1ad4f
  8. #a5a25b
  9. #999667
  10. #8c8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1edbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf005 {
  color: #fbf005;
}
Background
.bg-fbf005 {
  background-color: #fbf005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf005 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 240 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 97% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf005, #8bfb05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 240 5 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.92 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.10 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.28 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.39 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.53 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.70 #040ffa Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fbf005  rgb(251, 240, 5)  hsl(57, 97%, 50%)  Aureolin
#0510fb  rgb(5, 16, 251)  hsl(237, 97%, 50%)  Blue
#05fbf0  rgb(5, 251, 240)  hsl(177, 97%, 50%)  Turquoise Blue
#f005fb  rgb(240, 5, 251)  hsl(297, 97%, 50%)  Fuchsia