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#FCB406

#fcb406 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcb406 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 70.59% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 97.62% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.44°, with 97.62% saturation and 50.59% 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5335

Complementary

  1. #fcb406
  2. #064efc

Split complementary

  1. #fcb406
  2. #06c9fc
  3. #3906fc

Analogous

  1. #fc3906
  2. #fcb406
  3. #c9fc06

Triadic

  1. #fcb406
  2. #06fcb4
  3. #b406fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcb406
  2. #4efc06
  3. #064efc
  4. #b406fc

Square

  1. #fcb406
  2. #06fc39
  3. #064efc
  4. #fc06c9

Monochromatic

  1. #684a01
  2. #b37f02
  3. #fcb406
  4. #fdcb52
  5. #fee29d

Shades

#fcb406 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcb406
  2. #e3a205
  3. #ca9005
  4. #b07e04
  5. #976c04
  6. #7e5a03
  7. #654802
  8. #4c3602
  9. #322401
  10. #191201
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcb406 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcb406
  2. #fcbc1f
  3. #fdc338
  4. #fdcb51
  5. #fdd26a
  6. #feda83
  7. #fee19b
  8. #fee9b4
  9. #fef0cd
  10. #fff8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcb406 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcb406
  2. #f0af12
  3. #e3aa1e
  4. #d7a42b
  5. #ca9f37
  6. #be9a43
  7. #b2954f
  8. #a5905b
  9. #998a68
  10. #8c8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbc99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c819 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecc113 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa87a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcb406 {
  color: #fcb406;
}
Background
.bg-fcb406 {
  background-color: #fcb406;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcb406 {
  border: 2px solid #fcb406;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcb406;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 180 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcb406 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcb406, #c9fc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcb406 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 180 6 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.52 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.04 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.12 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.60 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.63 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.30 #034bf9 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcb406  rgb(252, 180, 6)  hsl(42, 98%, 51%)  Amber
#064efc  rgb(6, 78, 252)  hsl(222, 98%, 51%)  Majorelle Blue
#06fcb4  rgb(6, 252, 180)  hsl(162, 98%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#b406fc  rgb(180, 6, 252)  hsl(282, 98%, 51%)  Electric Purple