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#FBF229

#fbf229 ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf229 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 83.67% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.43°, with 96.33% saturation and 57.25% 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 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.8417

Complementary

  1. #fbf229
  2. #2932fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf229
  2. #299bfb
  3. #8929fb

Analogous

  1. #fb8929
  2. #fbf229
  3. #9bfb29

Triadic

  1. #fbf229
  2. #29fbf2
  3. #f229fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf229
  2. #32fb29
  3. #2932fb
  4. #f229fb

Square

  1. #fbf229
  2. #29fb89
  3. #2932fb
  4. #fb299b

Monochromatic

  1. #888303
  2. #d4cb04
  3. #fbf229
  4. #fcf774
  5. #fefbbf

Shades

#fbf229 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf229
  2. #e2da25
  3. #c9c221
  4. #b0a91d
  5. #979119
  6. #7e7915
  7. #646110
  8. #4b490c
  9. #323008
  10. #191804
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf229 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf229
  2. #fbf33e
  3. #fcf554
  4. #fcf669
  5. #fdf77f
  6. #fdf994
  7. #fdfaa9
  8. #fefbbf
  9. #fefcd4
  10. #fffeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf229 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf229
  2. #efe732
  3. #e2db3a
  4. #d6d043
  5. #cac44c
  6. #beb955
  7. #b1ae5d
  8. #a5a266
  9. #99976f
  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 #fff03e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe1cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffec00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff137 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe8a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf229 {
  color: #fbf229;
}
Background
.bg-fbf229 {
  background-color: #fbf229;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf229 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf229;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf229;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 242 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf229 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf229, #9bfb29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf229 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 242 41 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.46 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.58 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.80 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.64 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.01 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.21 #040dd6 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fbf229  rgb(251, 242, 41)  hsl(57, 96%, 57%)  Cadmium Yellow
#2932fb  rgb(41, 50, 251)  hsl(237, 96%, 57%)  Han Purple
#29fbf2  rgb(41, 251, 242)  hsl(177, 96%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#f229fb  rgb(242, 41, 251)  hsl(297, 96%, 57%)  Fuchsia