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#FCBD31

#fcbd31 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbd31 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 80.56% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 41.38°, with 97.13% saturation and 59.02% 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 2.41.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5731

Complementary

  1. #fcbd31
  2. #3170fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbd31
  2. #31d5fc
  3. #5831fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5831
  2. #fcbd31
  3. #d5fc31

Triadic

  1. #fcbd31
  2. #31fcbd
  3. #bd31fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbd31
  2. #70fc31
  3. #3170fc
  4. #bd31fc

Square

  1. #fcbd31
  2. #31fc58
  3. #3170fc
  4. #fc31d5

Monochromatic

  1. #926502
  2. #dd9a03
  3. #fcbd31
  4. #fdd57c
  5. #feedc8

Shades

#fcbd31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbd31
  2. #e3aa2c
  3. #ca9727
  4. #b08422
  5. #97711d
  6. #7e5f19
  7. #654c14
  8. #4c390f
  9. #32260a
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbd31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbd31
  2. #fcc446
  3. #fdca5a
  4. #fdd16f
  5. #fdd783
  6. #fede98
  7. #fee5ad
  8. #feebc1
  9. #fef2d6
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbd31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbd31
  2. #f0b739
  3. #e3b141
  4. #d7ab49
  5. #caa551
  6. #be9f59
  7. #b29860
  8. #a59268
  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 #d7be0d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7be20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc736 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbd31 {
  color: #fcbd31;
}
Background
.bg-fcbd31 {
  background-color: #fcbd31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbd31 {
  border: 2px solid #fcbd31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbd31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 189 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 97% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbd31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbd31, #d5fc31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbd31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 189 49 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.41 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.46 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.72 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.86 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.18 #0342ce Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbd31  rgb(252, 189, 49)  hsl(41, 97%, 59%)  Amber
#3170fc  rgb(49, 112, 252)  hsl(221, 97%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#31fcbd  rgb(49, 252, 189)  hsl(161, 97%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#bd31fc  rgb(189, 49, 252)  hsl(281, 97%, 59%)  Electric Purple