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#FCBB3B

#fcbb3b ≈ Amber

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbb3b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 73.33% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 76.59% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 39.79°, with 96.98% saturation and 60.98% 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5655

Complementary

  1. #fcbb3b
  2. #3b7cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbb3b
  2. #3bddfc
  3. #5a3bfc

Analogous

  1. #fc5a3b
  2. #fcbb3b
  3. #ddfc3b

Triadic

  1. #fcbb3b
  2. #3bfcbb
  3. #bb3bfc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbb3b
  2. #7cfc3b
  3. #3b7cfc
  4. #bb3bfc

Square

  1. #fcbb3b
  2. #3bfc5a
  3. #3b7cfc
  4. #fc3bdd

Monochromatic

  1. #9c6802
  2. #e79a04
  3. #fcbb3b
  4. #fdd586
  5. #feefd2

Shades

#fcbb3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbb3b
  2. #e3a835
  3. #ca962f
  4. #b08329
  5. #977023
  6. #7e5e1e
  7. #654b18
  8. #4c3812
  9. #32250c
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbb3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbb3b
  2. #fcc24f
  3. #fdc962
  4. #fdcf76
  5. #fdd689
  6. #fedd9d
  7. #fee4b1
  8. #feebc4
  9. #fef1d8
  10. #fff8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbb3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbb3b
  2. #f0b542
  3. #e3af49
  4. #d7a950
  5. #caa357
  6. #be9e5e
  7. #b29864
  8. #a5926b
  9. #998c72
  10. #8c8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dec2a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bd25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5bc2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eec63e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb085 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbb3b {
  color: #fcbb3b;
}
Background
.bg-fcbb3b {
  background-color: #fcbb3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbb3b {
  border: 2px solid #fcbb3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbb3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 187 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 97% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbb3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbb3b, #ddfc3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbb3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 187 59 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.80 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.72 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.88 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.18 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.57 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.12 #0344c4 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbb3b  rgb(252, 187, 59)  hsl(40, 97%, 61%)  Amber
#3b7cfc  rgb(59, 124, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3bfcbb  rgb(59, 252, 187)  hsl(160, 97%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green
#bb3bfc  rgb(187, 59, 252)  hsl(280, 97%, 61%)  Electric Purple