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#FCBD2E

#fcbd2e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 81.75% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 41.65°, 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 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5729

Complementary

  1. #fcbd2e
  2. #2e6dfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbd2e
  2. #2ed4fc
  3. #562efc

Analogous

  1. #fc562e
  2. #fcbd2e
  3. #d4fc2e

Triadic

  1. #fcbd2e
  2. #2efcbd
  3. #bd2efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbd2e
  2. #6dfc2e
  3. #2e6dfc
  4. #bd2efc

Square

  1. #fcbd2e
  2. #2efc56
  3. #2e6dfc
  4. #fc2ed4

Monochromatic

  1. #8f6402
  2. #da9903
  3. #fcbd2e
  4. #fdd579
  5. #feedc5

Shades

#fcbd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbd2e
  2. #e3aa29
  3. #ca9725
  4. #b08420
  5. #97711c
  6. #7e5f17
  7. #654c12
  8. #4c390e
  9. #322609
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbd2e
  2. #fcc443
  3. #fdca58
  4. #fdd16d
  5. #fdd782
  6. #fede97
  7. #fee5ab
  8. #feebc0
  9. #fef2d5
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbd2e
  2. #f0b736
  3. #e3b13e
  4. #d7ab47
  5. #caa54f
  6. #be9f57
  7. #b2985f
  8. #a59267
  9. #998c70
  10. #8c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dec3a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7be1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc733 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbd2e {
  color: #fcbd2e;
}
Background
.bg-fcbd2e {
  background-color: #fcbd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbd2e {
  border: 2px solid #fcbd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 189 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbd2e, #d4fc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 189 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.17 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.20 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.24 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.72 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.75 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.38 #0342d1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbd2e  rgb(252, 189, 46)  hsl(42, 97%, 58%)  Amber
#2e6dfc  rgb(46, 109, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#2efcbd  rgb(46, 252, 189)  hsl(162, 97%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#bd2efc  rgb(189, 46, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 58%)  Electric Purple