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#FBF026

#fbf026 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf026 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.38% magenta, 84.86% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 56.9°, with 96.38% saturation and 56.67% 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 17.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.33.

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Relative luminance0.8297

Complementary

  1. #fbf026
  2. #2631fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf026
  2. #269cfb
  3. #8626fb

Analogous

  1. #fb8626
  2. #fbf026
  3. #9cfb26

Triadic

  1. #fbf026
  2. #26fbf0
  3. #f026fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf026
  2. #31fb26
  3. #2631fb
  4. #f026fb

Square

  1. #fbf026
  2. #26fb86
  3. #2631fb
  4. #fb269c

Monochromatic

  1. #867f02
  2. #d1c604
  3. #fbf026
  4. #fcf571
  5. #fefabc

Shades

#fbf026 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf026
  2. #e2d822
  3. #c9c01e
  4. #b0a81b
  5. #979017
  6. #7e7813
  7. #64600f
  8. #4b480b
  9. #323008
  10. #191804
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf026 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf026
  2. #fbf23c
  3. #fcf351
  4. #fcf567
  5. #fdf67d
  6. #fdf893
  7. #fdf9a8
  8. #fefbbe
  9. #fefcd4
  10. #fffee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf026 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf026
  2. #efe52f
  3. #e2da38
  4. #d6ce41
  5. #cac34a
  6. #beb853
  7. #b1ad5c
  8. #a5a265
  9. #99966e
  10. #8c8b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.59:1 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 #ffee3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffeb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf026 {
  color: #fbf026;
}
Background
.bg-fbf026 {
  background-color: #fbf026;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf026 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf026;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf026;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 240 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf026 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf026, #9cfb26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf026 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 240 38 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.33 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.50 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.67 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.36 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.45 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.56 #040fd9 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fbf026  rgb(251, 240, 38)  hsl(57, 96%, 57%)  Aureolin
#2631fb  rgb(38, 49, 251)  hsl(237, 96%, 57%)  Han Purple
#26fbf0  rgb(38, 251, 240)  hsl(177, 96%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#f026fb  rgb(240, 38, 251)  hsl(297, 96%, 57%)  Fuchsia