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#FBF308

#fbf308 ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf308 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 95.29% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 58.02°, with 96.81% saturation and 50.78% 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 17.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 0.74.

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Relative luminance0.8463

Complementary

  1. #fbf308
  2. #0810fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf308
  2. #088afb
  3. #7908fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7908
  2. #fbf308
  3. #8afb08

Triadic

  1. #fbf308
  2. #08fbf3
  3. #f308fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf308
  2. #10fb08
  3. #0810fb
  4. #f308fb

Square

  1. #fbf308
  2. #08fb79
  3. #0810fb
  4. #fb088a

Monochromatic

  1. #686502
  2. #b4ae03
  3. #fbf308
  4. #fcf753
  5. #fdfa9f

Shades

#fbf308 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf308
  2. #e2db07
  3. #c9c206
  4. #b0aa06
  5. #979205
  6. #7e7a04
  7. #646103
  8. #4b4902
  9. #323102
  10. #191801
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf308 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf308
  2. #fbf421
  3. #fcf539
  4. #fcf752
  5. #fdf86b
  6. #fdf984
  7. #fdfa9c
  8. #fefbb5
  9. #fefdce
  10. #fffee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf308 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf308
  2. #efe814
  3. #e2dc20
  4. #d6d12c
  5. #cac538
  6. #beba44
  7. #b1ae50
  8. #a5a35c
  9. #999768
  10. #8c8c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3efbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff030 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff125 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe9a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf308 {
  color: #fbf308;
}
Background
.bg-fbf308 {
  background-color: #fbf308;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf308 {
  border: 2px solid #fbf308;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf308;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 243 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 97% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf308 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf308, #8afb08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf308 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 243 8 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 0.74 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 0.88 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.72 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.82 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 2.73 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.81 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.92 #040cf7 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fbf308  rgb(251, 243, 8)  hsl(58, 97%, 51%)  Cadmium Yellow
#0810fb  rgb(8, 16, 251)  hsl(238, 97%, 51%)  Blue
#08fbf3  rgb(8, 251, 243)  hsl(178, 97%, 51%)  Turquoise Blue
#f308fb  rgb(243, 8, 251)  hsl(298, 97%, 51%)  Fuchsia