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#FCBD12

#fcbd12 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbd12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 74.12% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 92.86% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 43.85°, with 97.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 12.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 0.78.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5713

Complementary

  1. #fcbd12
  2. #1251fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbd12
  2. #12c6fc
  3. #4812fc

Analogous

  1. #fc4812
  2. #fcbd12
  3. #c6fc12

Triadic

  1. #fcbd12
  2. #12fcbd
  3. #bd12fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbd12
  2. #51fc12
  3. #1251fc
  4. #bd12fc

Square

  1. #fcbd12
  2. #12fc48
  3. #1251fc
  4. #fc12c6

Monochromatic

  1. #745501
  2. #bf8c02
  3. #fcbd12
  4. #fdd25e
  5. #fee7a9

Shades

#fcbd12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbd12
  2. #e3aa10
  3. #ca970e
  4. #b0840d
  5. #97710b
  6. #7e5f09
  7. #654c07
  8. #4c3905
  9. #322604
  10. #191302
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbd12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbd12
  2. #fcc42a
  3. #fdca41
  4. #fdd159
  5. #fdd771
  6. #fede89
  7. #fee5a0
  8. #feebb8
  9. #fef2d0
  10. #fff8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbd12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbd12
  2. #f0b71d
  3. #e3b128
  4. #d7ab33
  5. #caa53e
  6. #be9f49
  7. #b29854
  8. #a5925f
  9. #998c6a
  10. #8c8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dec39f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc71d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbd12 {
  color: #fcbd12;
}
Background
.bg-fcbd12 {
  background-color: #fcbd12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbd12 {
  border: 2px solid #fcbd12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbd12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 189 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbd12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbd12, #c6fc12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbd12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 189 18 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.78 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.01 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.10 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.83 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.31 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.06 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.09 #0342ed Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbd12  rgb(252, 189, 18)  hsl(44, 98%, 53%)  Amber
#1251fc  rgb(18, 81, 252)  hsl(224, 98%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#12fcbd  rgb(18, 252, 189)  hsl(164, 98%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#bd12fc  rgb(189, 18, 252)  hsl(284, 98%, 53%)  Electric Purple