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#FCBD38

#fcbd38 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbd38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 40.71°, with 97.03% saturation and 60.39% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5738

Complementary

  1. #fcbd38
  2. #3877fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbd38
  2. #38d9fc
  3. #5b38fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5b38
  2. #fcbd38
  3. #d9fc38

Triadic

  1. #fcbd38
  2. #38fcbd
  3. #bd38fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbd38
  2. #77fc38
  3. #3877fc
  4. #bd38fc

Square

  1. #fcbd38
  2. #38fc5b
  3. #3877fc
  4. #fc38d9

Monochromatic

  1. #996802
  2. #e49c03
  3. #fcbd38
  4. #fdd683
  5. #feefcf

Shades

#fcbd38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbd38
  2. #e3aa32
  3. #ca972d
  4. #b08427
  5. #977122
  6. #7e5f1c
  7. #654c16
  8. #4c3911
  9. #32260b
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbd38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbd38
  2. #fcc44c
  3. #fdca60
  4. #fdd174
  5. #fdd788
  6. #fede9c
  7. #fee5af
  8. #feebc3
  9. #fef2d7
  10. #fff8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbd38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbd38
  2. #f0b73f
  3. #e3b146
  4. #d7ab4e
  5. #caa555
  6. #be9f5c
  7. #b29863
  8. #a5926a
  9. #998c72
  10. #8c8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dec3a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6be2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc73c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb286 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbd38 {
  color: #fcbd38;
}
Background
.bg-fcbd38 {
  background-color: #fcbd38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbd38 {
  border: 2px solid #fcbd38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbd38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 189 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbd38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbd38, #d9fc38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbd38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 189 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.01 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.95 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.02 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.77 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.19 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.68 #0342c7 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbd38  rgb(252, 189, 56)  hsl(41, 97%, 60%)  Amber
#3877fc  rgb(56, 119, 252)  hsl(221, 97%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#38fcbd  rgb(56, 252, 189)  hsl(161, 97%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#bd38fc  rgb(189, 56, 252)  hsl(281, 97%, 60%)  Electric Purple