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#FBC23B

#fbc23b ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbc23b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 76.08% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.71% magenta, 76.49% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.19°, with 96% saturation and 60.78% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5941

Complementary

  1. #fbc23b
  2. #3b74fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc23b
  2. #3bd4fb
  3. #623bfb

Analogous

  1. #fb623b
  2. #fbc23b
  3. #d4fb3b

Triadic

  1. #fbc23b
  2. #3bfbc2
  3. #c23bfb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc23b
  2. #74fb3b
  3. #3b74fb
  4. #c23bfb

Square

  1. #fbc23b
  2. #3bfb62
  3. #3b74fb
  4. #fb3bd4

Monochromatic

  1. #9a6d03
  2. #e5a205
  3. #fbc23b
  4. #fdd986
  5. #fef1d1

Shades

#fbc23b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc23b
  2. #e2af35
  3. #c99b2f
  4. #b08829
  5. #977423
  6. #7e611e
  7. #644e18
  8. #4b3a12
  9. #32270c
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc23b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc23b
  2. #fbc84f
  3. #fcce62
  4. #fcd476
  5. #fdda89
  6. #fde19d
  7. #fde7b1
  8. #feedc4
  9. #fef3d8
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc23b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc23b
  2. #efbb42
  3. #e2b549
  4. #d6ae50
  5. #caa857
  6. #bea15e
  7. #b19a64
  8. #a5946b
  9. #998d72
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c7a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc222 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d142 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c22e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cb3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc23b {
  color: #fbc23b;
}
Background
.bg-fbc23b {
  background-color: #fbc23b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc23b {
  border: 2px solid #fbc23b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc23b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 194 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc23b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc23b, #d4fb3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc23b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 194 59 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.75 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.80 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.88 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.91 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.36 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.19 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.62 #043dc4 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#fbc23b  rgb(251, 194, 59)  hsl(42, 96%, 61%)  Amber
#3b74fb  rgb(59, 116, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3bfbc2  rgb(59, 251, 194)  hsl(162, 96%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c23bfb  rgb(194, 59, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 61%)  Electric Purple