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#FBF015

#fbf015 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf015 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.38% magenta, 91.63% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.13°, with 96.64% saturation and 53.33% 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 17.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.

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Relative luminance0.8288

Complementary

  1. #fbf015
  2. #1520fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf015
  2. #1593fb
  3. #7d15fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7d15
  2. #fbf015
  3. #93fb15

Triadic

  1. #fbf015
  2. #15fbf0
  3. #f015fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf015
  2. #20fb15
  3. #1520fb
  4. #f015fb

Square

  1. #fbf015
  2. #15fb7d
  3. #1520fb
  4. #fb1593

Monochromatic

  1. #756f02
  2. #c0b703
  3. #fbf015
  4. #fcf560
  5. #fefaab

Shades

#fbf015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf015
  2. #e2d813
  3. #c9c011
  4. #b0a80f
  5. #97900d
  6. #7e780b
  7. #646008
  8. #4b4806
  9. #323004
  10. #191802
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf015
  2. #fbf22c
  3. #fcf344
  4. #fcf55b
  5. #fdf673
  6. #fdf88a
  7. #fdf9a1
  8. #fefbb9
  9. #fefcd0
  10. #fffee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf015
  2. #efe520
  3. #e2da2a
  4. #d6ce35
  5. #cac340
  6. #beb84b
  7. #b1ad55
  8. #a5a260
  9. #99966b
  10. #8c8b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1edbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf015 {
  color: #fbf015;
}
Background
.bg-fbf015 {
  background-color: #fbf015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf015 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 240 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 97% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf015, #93fb15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 240 21 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.00 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.19 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.37 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.59 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.35 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.56 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.63 #040fea Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fbf015  rgb(251, 240, 21)  hsl(57, 97%, 53%)  Aureolin
#1520fb  rgb(21, 32, 251)  hsl(237, 97%, 53%)  Blue
#15fbf0  rgb(21, 251, 240)  hsl(177, 97%, 53%)  Turquoise Blue
#f015fb  rgb(240, 21, 251)  hsl(297, 97%, 53%)  Fuchsia