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#FBF42E

#fbf42e ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbf42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 95.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.79% magenta, 81.67% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.95°, with 96.24% saturation and 58.24% 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 18.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.8541

Complementary

  1. #fbf42e
  2. #2e35fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbf42e
  2. #2e9cfb
  3. #8e2efb

Analogous

  1. #fb8e2e
  2. #fbf42e
  3. #9cfb2e

Triadic

  1. #fbf42e
  2. #2efbf4
  3. #f42efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbf42e
  2. #35fb2e
  3. #2e35fb
  4. #f42efb

Square

  1. #fbf42e
  2. #2efb8e
  3. #2e35fb
  4. #fb2e9c

Monochromatic

  1. #8d8903
  2. #d8d104
  3. #fbf42e
  4. #fcf879
  5. #fefcc4

Shades

#fbf42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbf42e
  2. #e2dc29
  3. #c9c325
  4. #b0ab20
  5. #97921c
  6. #7e7a17
  7. #646212
  8. #4b490e
  9. #323109
  10. #191805
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbf42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbf42e
  2. #fbf543
  3. #fcf658
  4. #fcf76d
  5. #fdf882
  6. #fdfa97
  7. #fdfbab
  8. #fefcc0
  9. #fefdd5
  10. #fffeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbf42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbf42e
  2. #efe836
  3. #e2dd3e
  4. #d6d147
  5. #cac64f
  6. #beba57
  7. #b1ae5f
  8. #a5a367
  9. #999770
  10. #8c8c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f0bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff142 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffee00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff23b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffeaa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbf42e {
  color: #fbf42e;
}
Background
.bg-fbf42e {
  background-color: #fbf42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbf42e {
  border: 2px solid #fbf42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbf42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 244 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbf42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbf42e, #9cfb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbf42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 244 46 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.55 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.57 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.36 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.48 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.48 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 2.82 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.02 #040bd1 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#fbf42e  rgb(251, 244, 46)  hsl(58, 96%, 58%)  Cadmium Yellow
#2e35fb  rgb(46, 53, 251)  hsl(238, 96%, 58%)  Han Purple
#2efbf4  rgb(46, 251, 244)  hsl(178, 96%, 58%)  Aqua
#f42efb  rgb(244, 46, 251)  hsl(298, 96%, 58%)  Fuchsia