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#FFCB17

#ffcb17 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffcb17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 90.98% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 46.55°, with 100% saturation and 54.51% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6403

Complementary

  1. #ffcb17
  2. #174bff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcb17
  2. #17bfff
  3. #5717ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5717
  2. #ffcb17
  3. #bfff17

Triadic

  1. #ffcb17
  2. #17ffcb
  3. #cb17ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcb17
  2. #4bff17
  3. #174bff
  4. #cb17ff

Square

  1. #ffcb17
  2. #17ff57
  3. #174bff
  4. #ff17bf

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6100
  2. #ca9c00
  3. #ffcb17
  4. #ffdc64
  5. #ffedb0

Shades

#ffcb17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcb17
  2. #e6b715
  3. #cca212
  4. #b38e10
  5. #997a0e
  6. #80660c
  7. #665109
  8. #4d3d07
  9. #332905
  10. #1a1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcb17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcb17
  2. #ffd02e
  3. #ffd545
  4. #ffdb5d
  5. #ffe074
  6. #ffe58b
  7. #ffeaa2
  8. #ffefb9
  9. #fff5d1
  10. #fffae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcb17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcb17
  2. #f2c422
  3. #e6bc2c
  4. #d9b537
  5. #ccad41
  6. #c0a64c
  7. #b39e56
  8. #a69761
  9. #998f6b
  10. #8d8876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5cfa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d729 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d323 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc08a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcb17 {
  color: #ffcb17;
}
Background
.bg-ffcb17 {
  background-color: #ffcb17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcb17 {
  border: 2px solid #ffcb17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcb17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 203 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcb17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcb17, #bfff17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcb17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 203 23 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.40 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.30 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.47 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.56 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.62 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.91 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.95 #0034e8 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#ffcb17  rgb(255, 203, 23)  hsl(47, 100%, 55%)  Sunglow
#174bff  rgb(23, 75, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#17ffcb  rgb(23, 255, 203)  hsl(167, 100%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#cb17ff  rgb(203, 23, 255)  hsl(287, 100%, 55%)  Electric Purple