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#FCBA38

#fcba38 ≈ Amber

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcba38 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 72.94% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.19% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 39.8°, with 97.03% saturation and 60.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.561

Complementary

  1. #fcba38
  2. #387afc

Split complementary

  1. #fcba38
  2. #38dcfc
  3. #5838fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5838
  2. #fcba38
  3. #dcfc38

Triadic

  1. #fcba38
  2. #38fcba
  3. #ba38fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcba38
  2. #7afc38
  3. #387afc
  4. #ba38fc

Square

  1. #fcba38
  2. #38fc58
  3. #387afc
  4. #fc38dc

Monochromatic

  1. #996602
  2. #e49803
  3. #fcba38
  4. #fdd483
  5. #feeecf

Shades

#fcba38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcba38
  2. #e3a732
  3. #ca952d
  4. #b08227
  5. #977022
  6. #7e5d1c
  7. #654a16
  8. #4c3811
  9. #32250b
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcba38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcba38
  2. #fcc14c
  3. #fdc860
  4. #fdcf74
  5. #fdd688
  6. #fedd9c
  7. #fee3af
  8. #feeac3
  9. #fef1d7
  10. #fff8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcba38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcba38
  2. #f0b43f
  3. #e3ae46
  4. #d7a94e
  5. #caa355
  6. #be9d5c
  7. #b29763
  8. #a5916a
  9. #998c72
  10. #8c8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddc1a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa7a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5bb2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eec53c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaf84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcba38 {
  color: #fcba38;
}
Background
.bg-fcba38 {
  background-color: #fcba38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcba38 {
  border: 2px solid #fcba38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcba38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 186 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcba38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcba38, #dcfc38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcba38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 186 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.80 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.61 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.96 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.31 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.76 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.01 #0345c7 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcba38  rgb(252, 186, 56)  hsl(40, 97%, 60%)  Amber
#387afc  rgb(56, 122, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#38fcba  rgb(56, 252, 186)  hsl(160, 97%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#ba38fc  rgb(186, 56, 252)  hsl(280, 97%, 60%)  Electric Purple