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#FCB824

#fcb824 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcb824 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 72.16% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.98% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 41.11°, with 97.3% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.551

Complementary

  1. #fcb824
  2. #2468fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcb824
  2. #24d4fc
  3. #4c24fc

Analogous

  1. #fc4c24
  2. #fcb824
  3. #d4fc24

Triadic

  1. #fcb824
  2. #24fcb8
  3. #b824fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcb824
  2. #68fc24
  3. #2468fc
  4. #b824fc

Square

  1. #fcb824
  2. #24fc4c
  3. #2468fc
  4. #fc24d4

Monochromatic

  1. #855c02
  2. #d19003
  3. #fcb824
  4. #fdd06f
  5. #fee9bb

Shades

#fcb824 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcb824
  2. #e3a620
  3. #ca931d
  4. #b08119
  5. #976e16
  6. #7e5c12
  7. #654a0e
  8. #4c370b
  9. #322507
  10. #191204
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcb824 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcb824
  2. #fcbf3a
  3. #fdc650
  4. #fdcd66
  5. #fdd47c
  6. #fedc92
  7. #fee3a7
  8. #feeabd
  9. #fef1d3
  10. #fff8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcb824 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcb824
  2. #f0b22d
  3. #e3ad36
  4. #d7a740
  5. #caa249
  6. #be9c52
  7. #b2965b
  8. #a59164
  9. #998b6e
  10. #8c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbf9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa49e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4b907 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edc42a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffac7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcb824 {
  color: #fcb824;
}
Background
.bg-fcb824 {
  background-color: #fcb824;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcb824 {
  border: 2px solid #fcb824;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcb824;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 184 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcb824 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcb824, #d4fc24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcb824 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 184 36 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.98 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.39 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.42 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.48 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.67 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.17 #0347db Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcb824  rgb(252, 184, 36)  hsl(41, 97%, 56%)  Amber
#2468fc  rgb(36, 104, 252)  hsl(221, 97%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#24fcb8  rgb(36, 252, 184)  hsl(161, 97%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#b824fc  rgb(184, 36, 252)  hsl(281, 97%, 56%)  Electric Purple