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#FBF009

#fbf009 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf009 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.38% magenta, 96.41% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.27°, 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 17.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 0.93.

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Relative luminance0.8285

Complementary

  1. #fbf009
  2. #0914fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf009
  2. #098dfb
  3. #7709fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7709
  2. #fbf009
  3. #8dfb09

Triadic

  1. #fbf009
  2. #09fbf0
  3. #f009fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf009
  2. #14fb09
  3. #0914fb
  4. #f009fb

Square

  1. #fbf009
  2. #09fb77
  3. #0914fb
  4. #fb098d

Monochromatic

  1. #696502
  2. #b5ac03
  3. #fbf009
  4. #fcf554
  5. #fdf9a0

Shades

#fbf009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf009
  2. #e2d808
  3. #c9c007
  4. #b0a806
  5. #979005
  6. #7e7805
  7. #646004
  8. #4b4803
  9. #323002
  10. #191801
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf009
  2. #fbf222
  3. #fcf33a
  4. #fcf553
  5. #fdf66b
  6. #fdf884
  7. #fdf99d
  8. #fefbb5
  9. #fefcce
  10. #fffee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf009
  2. #efe515
  3. #e2da21
  4. #d6ce2d
  5. #cac339
  6. #beb845
  7. #b1ad50
  8. #a5a25c
  9. #999668
  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 #ffee2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf009 {
  color: #fbf009;
}
Background
.bg-fbf009 {
  background-color: #fbf009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf009 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 240 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 97% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf009, #8dfb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 240 9 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.93 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.11 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.29 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.53 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.38 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.53 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.68 #040ff6 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fbf009  rgb(251, 240, 9)  hsl(57, 97%, 51%)  Aureolin
#0914fb  rgb(9, 20, 251)  hsl(237, 97%, 51%)  Blue
#09fbf0  rgb(9, 251, 240)  hsl(177, 97%, 51%)  Turquoise Blue
#f009fb  rgb(240, 9, 251)  hsl(297, 97%, 51%)  Fuchsia