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#FCBC2E

#fcbc2e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbc2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 73.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.4% magenta, 81.75% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 41.36°, with 97.17% saturation and 58.43% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5686

Complementary

  1. #fcbc2e
  2. #2e6efc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbc2e
  2. #2ed5fc
  3. #552efc

Analogous

  1. #fc552e
  2. #fcbc2e
  3. #d5fc2e

Triadic

  1. #fcbc2e
  2. #2efcbc
  3. #bc2efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbc2e
  2. #6efc2e
  3. #2e6efc
  4. #bc2efc

Square

  1. #fcbc2e
  2. #2efc55
  3. #2e6efc
  4. #fc2ed5

Monochromatic

  1. #8f6302
  2. #da9703
  3. #fcbc2e
  4. #fdd479
  5. #feecc5

Shades

#fcbc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbc2e
  2. #e3a929
  3. #ca9625
  4. #b08420
  5. #97711c
  6. #7e5e17
  7. #654b12
  8. #4c380e
  9. #322609
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbc2e
  2. #fcc343
  3. #fdc958
  4. #fdd06d
  5. #fdd782
  6. #fede97
  7. #fee4ab
  8. #feebc0
  9. #fef2d5
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbc2e
  2. #f0b636
  3. #e3b03e
  4. #d7aa47
  5. #caa44f
  6. #be9e57
  7. #b2985f
  8. #a59267
  9. #998c70
  10. #8c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dec2a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6bd1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc733 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbc2e {
  color: #fcbc2e;
}
Background
.bg-fcbc2e {
  background-color: #fcbc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbc2e {
  border: 2px solid #fcbc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 188 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbc2e, #d5fc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 188 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.54 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.57 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.84 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.12 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.04 #0343d1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbc2e  rgb(252, 188, 46)  hsl(41, 97%, 58%)  Amber
#2e6efc  rgb(46, 110, 252)  hsl(221, 97%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#2efcbc  rgb(46, 252, 188)  hsl(161, 97%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#bc2efc  rgb(188, 46, 252)  hsl(281, 97%, 58%)  Electric Purple