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#FDCB51

#fdcb51 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdcb51 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 79.61% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.76% magenta, 67.98% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.56°, with 97.73% saturation and 65.49% 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 13.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6419

Complementary

  1. #fdcb51
  2. #5183fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdcb51
  2. #51d9fd
  3. #7551fd

Analogous

  1. #fd7551
  2. #fdcb51
  3. #d9fd51

Triadic

  1. #fdcb51
  2. #51fdcb
  3. #cb51fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdcb51
  2. #83fd51
  3. #5183fd
  4. #cb51fd

Square

  1. #fdcb51
  2. #51fd75
  3. #5183fd
  4. #fd51d9

Monochromatic

  1. #b38002
  2. #fcb405
  3. #fdcb51
  4. #fee29d
  5. #fff8e8

Shades

#fdcb51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdcb51
  2. #e4b749
  3. #caa241
  4. #b18e39
  5. #987a31
  6. #7f6629
  7. #655120
  8. #4c3d18
  9. #332910
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdcb51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdcb51
  2. #fdd062
  3. #fdd574
  4. #fedb85
  5. #fee097
  6. #fee5a8
  7. #feeab9
  8. #feefcb
  9. #fff5dc
  10. #fffaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdcb51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdcb51
  2. #f1c456
  3. #e4bc5a
  4. #d8b55f
  5. #cbad64
  6. #bfa669
  7. #b29e6d
  8. #a69772
  9. #998f77
  10. #8d887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4cfad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ca42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed756 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edca48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4d254 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc195 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdcb51 {
  color: #fdcb51;
}
Background
.bg-fdcb51 {
  background-color: #fdcb51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdcb51 {
  border: 2px solid #fdcb51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdcb51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 203 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdcb51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdcb51, #d9fd51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdcb51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 203 81 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.85 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.15 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.53 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.02 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.17 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.19 #0234ae Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdcb51  rgb(253, 203, 81)  hsl(43, 98%, 65%)  Sunglow
#5183fd  rgb(81, 131, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#51fdcb  rgb(81, 253, 203)  hsl(163, 98%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#cb51fd  rgb(203, 81, 253)  hsl(283, 98%, 65%)  Medium Orchid