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#FFCB06

#ffcb06 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffcb06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 79.61% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 97.65% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 47.47°, with 100% saturation and 51.18% 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 13.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6399

Complementary

  1. #ffcb06
  2. #063aff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcb06
  2. #06b7ff
  3. #4f06ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4f06
  2. #ffcb06
  3. #b7ff06

Triadic

  1. #ffcb06
  2. #06ffcb
  3. #cb06ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcb06
  2. #3aff06
  3. #063aff
  4. #cb06ff

Square

  1. #ffcb06
  2. #06ff4f
  3. #063aff
  4. #ff06b7

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5500
  2. #b99200
  3. #ffcb06
  4. #ffdb53
  5. #ffeb9f

Shades

#ffcb06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcb06
  2. #e6b705
  3. #cca205
  4. #b38e04
  5. #997a04
  6. #806603
  7. #665102
  8. #4d3d02
  9. #332901
  10. #1a1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcb06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcb06
  2. #ffd01f
  3. #ffd538
  4. #ffdb51
  5. #ffe06a
  6. #ffe583
  7. #ffea9b
  8. #ffefb4
  9. #fff5cd
  10. #fffae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcb06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcb06
  2. #f2c412
  3. #e6bc1e
  4. #d9b52b
  5. #ccad37
  6. #c0a643
  7. #b39e4f
  8. #a6975b
  9. #998f68
  10. #8d8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5cfa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d721 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d31a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcb06 {
  color: #ffcb06;
}
Background
.bg-ffcb06 {
  background-color: #ffcb06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcb06 {
  border: 2px solid #ffcb06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcb06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 203 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcb06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcb06, #b7ff06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcb06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 203 6 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.82 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.46 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.50 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.58 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.71 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.91 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.01 #0034f9 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffcb06  rgb(255, 203, 6)  hsl(47, 100%, 51%)  Sunglow
#063aff  rgb(6, 58, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 51%)  Han Purple
#06ffcb  rgb(6, 255, 203)  hsl(167, 100%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#cb06ff  rgb(203, 6, 255)  hsl(287, 100%, 51%)  Electric Purple