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#FBF227

#fbf227 ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf227 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 94.9% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 84.46% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.45°, with 96.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 17.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 1.39.

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Relative luminance0.8416

Complementary

  1. #fbf227
  2. #2730fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf227
  2. #279afb
  3. #8827fb

Analogous

  1. #fb8827
  2. #fbf227
  3. #9afb27

Triadic

  1. #fbf227
  2. #27fbf2
  3. #f227fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf227
  2. #30fb27
  3. #2730fb
  4. #f227fb

Square

  1. #fbf227
  2. #27fb88
  3. #2730fb
  4. #fb279a

Monochromatic

  1. #868102
  2. #d2c904
  3. #fbf227
  4. #fcf772
  5. #fefbbd

Shades

#fbf227 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf227
  2. #e2da23
  3. #c9c21f
  4. #b0a91b
  5. #979117
  6. #7e7914
  7. #646110
  8. #4b490c
  9. #323008
  10. #191804
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf227 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf227
  2. #fbf33d
  3. #fcf552
  4. #fcf668
  5. #fdf77d
  6. #fdf993
  7. #fdfaa9
  8. #fefbbe
  9. #fefcd4
  10. #fffee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf227 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf227
  2. #efe730
  3. #e2db39
  4. #d6d042
  5. #cac44b
  6. #beb954
  7. #b1ae5c
  8. #a5a265
  9. #99976e
  10. #8c8b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2efbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff03d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe1cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffec00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff135 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe8a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf227 {
  color: #fbf227;
}
Background
.bg-fbf227 {
  background-color: #fbf227;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf227 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf227;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf227;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 242 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf227 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf227, #9afb27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf227 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 242 39 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.39 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.52 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.75 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.89 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.63 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.01 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.18 #040dd8 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fbf227  rgb(251, 242, 39)  hsl(57, 96%, 57%)  Cadmium Yellow
#2730fb  rgb(39, 48, 251)  hsl(237, 96%, 57%)  Han Purple
#27fbf2  rgb(39, 251, 242)  hsl(177, 96%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#f227fb  rgb(242, 39, 251)  hsl(297, 96%, 57%)  Fuchsia