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#FBC23F

#fbc23f ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbc23f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.71% magenta, 74.9% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.81°, with 95.92% saturation and 61.57% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5945

Complementary

  1. #fbc23f
  2. #3f78fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbc23f
  2. #3fd6fb
  3. #643ffb

Analogous

  1. #fb643f
  2. #fbc23f
  3. #d6fb3f

Triadic

  1. #fbc23f
  2. #3ffbc2
  3. #c23ffb

Tetradic

  1. #fbc23f
  2. #78fb3f
  3. #3f78fb
  4. #c23ffb

Square

  1. #fbc23f
  2. #3ffb64
  3. #3f78fb
  4. #fb3fd6

Monochromatic

  1. #9e6f03
  2. #e9a405
  3. #fbc23f
  4. #fdda8a
  5. #fef2d5

Shades

#fbc23f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbc23f
  2. #e2af39
  3. #c99b32
  4. #b0882c
  5. #977426
  6. #7e6120
  7. #644e19
  8. #4b3a13
  9. #32270d
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbc23f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbc23f
  2. #fbc852
  3. #fcce65
  4. #fcd479
  5. #fdda8c
  6. #fde19f
  7. #fde7b2
  8. #feedc5
  9. #fef3d9
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbc23f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbc23f
  2. #efbb46
  3. #e2b54c
  4. #d6ae53
  5. #caa859
  6. #bea160
  7. #b19a66
  8. #a5946d
  9. #998d73
  10. #8c877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c7a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac229 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c233 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cb43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbc23f {
  color: #fbc23f;
}
Background
.bg-fbc23f {
  background-color: #fbc23f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbc23f {
  border: 2px solid #fbc23f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbc23f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 194 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbc23f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbc23f, #d6fb3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbc23f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 194 63 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.06 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.15 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.17 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.29 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.61 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.19 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.91 #043dc0 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#fbc23f  rgb(251, 194, 63)  hsl(42, 96%, 62%)  Amber
#3f78fb  rgb(63, 120, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#3ffbc2  rgb(63, 251, 194)  hsl(162, 96%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c23ffb  rgb(194, 63, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 62%)  Electric Purple