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#FBC23C

#fbc23c ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc23c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 76.08% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.71% magenta, 76.1% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.09°, with 95.98% saturation and 60.98% 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 2.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5942

Complementary

  1. #fbc23c
  2. #3c75fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc23c
  2. #3cd5fb
  3. #623cfb

Analogous

  1. #fb623c
  2. #fbc23c
  3. #d5fb3c

Triadic

  1. #fbc23c
  2. #3cfbc2
  3. #c23cfb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc23c
  2. #75fb3c
  3. #3c75fb
  4. #c23cfb

Square

  1. #fbc23c
  2. #3cfb62
  3. #3c75fb
  4. #fb3cd5

Monochromatic

  1. #9b6e03
  2. #e6a305
  3. #fbc23c
  4. #fdd987
  5. #fef1d2

Shades

#fbc23c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc23c
  2. #e2af36
  3. #c99b30
  4. #b0882a
  5. #977424
  6. #7e611e
  7. #644e18
  8. #4b3a12
  9. #32270c
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc23c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc23c
  2. #fbc850
  3. #fcce63
  4. #fcd477
  5. #fdda8a
  6. #fde19e
  7. #fde7b1
  8. #feedc5
  9. #fef3d8
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc23c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc23c
  2. #efbb43
  3. #e2b54a
  4. #d6ae50
  5. #caa857
  6. #bea15e
  7. #b19a65
  8. #a5946c
  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 #dbc224 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d143 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c22f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cb40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc23c {
  color: #fbc23c;
}
Background
.bg-fbc23c {
  background-color: #fbc23c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc23c {
  border: 2px solid #fbc23c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc23c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 194 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc23c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc23c, #d5fb3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc23c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 194 60 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.82 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.89 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.94 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.00 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.19 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.69 #043dc3 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#fbc23c  rgb(251, 194, 60)  hsl(42, 96%, 61%)  Amber
#3c75fb  rgb(60, 117, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3cfbc2  rgb(60, 251, 194)  hsl(162, 96%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c23cfb  rgb(194, 60, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 61%)  Electric Purple