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#FFCB2E Golden Spell

#FFCB2E is a very light, vivid yellow named Golden Spell. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 79.6% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(255, 203, 46)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black. #FFCB2E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.83:1.

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Variations of #FFCB2E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFCB2E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFCB2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCB2E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F0D739
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4C900
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECCB15
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0D739
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4D333
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB8AE
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC47E
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DED0BA

#FFCB2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#FFCB2E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.83:1 Super#FFCB2E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCB2E in CSS

/* Golden Spell */
.color { color: #FFCB2E; }
.background { background-color: #FFCB2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCB2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 203 46);
color: hsl(45 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.864 0.166 88.5);

#FFCB2E FAQ

What color is #FFCB2E?

#FFCB2E is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Golden Spell. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCB2E?

#FFCB2E is rgb(255, 203, 46) in RGB, hsl(45, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 82%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCB2E?

The complementary color of #FFCB2E is #2E62FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCB2E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCB2E: 13.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCB2E a warm or cool color?

#FFCB2E is a warm color.