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#FCBE1B

#fcbe1b ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbe1b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 74.51% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.6% magenta, 89.29% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 43.47°, with 97.4% saturation and 54.71% 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 12.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 0.92.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.576

Complementary

  1. #fcbe1b
  2. #1b59fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbe1b
  2. #1bc9fc
  3. #4e1bfc

Analogous

  1. #fc4e1b
  2. #fcbe1b
  3. #c9fc1b

Triadic

  1. #fcbe1b
  2. #1bfcbe
  3. #be1bfc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbe1b
  2. #59fc1b
  3. #1b59fc
  4. #be1bfc

Square

  1. #fcbe1b
  2. #1bfc4e
  3. #1b59fc
  4. #fc1bc9

Monochromatic

  1. #7c5b02
  2. #c89203
  3. #fcbe1b
  4. #fdd467
  5. #fee9b2

Shades

#fcbe1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbe1b
  2. #e3ab18
  3. #ca9816
  4. #b08513
  5. #977210
  6. #7e5f0e
  7. #654c0b
  8. #4c3908
  9. #322605
  10. #191303
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbe1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbe1b
  2. #fcc532
  3. #fdcb49
  4. #fdd25f
  5. #fdd876
  6. #fedf8d
  7. #fee5a4
  8. #feecbb
  9. #fef2d1
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbe1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbe1b
  2. #f0b825
  3. #e3b22f
  4. #d7ab39
  5. #caa543
  6. #be9f4e
  7. #b29958
  8. #a59362
  9. #998c6c
  10. #8c8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c823 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbe1b {
  color: #fcbe1b;
}
Background
.bg-fcbe1b {
  background-color: #fcbe1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbe1b {
  border: 2px solid #fcbe1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbe1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 190 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 97% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbe1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbe1b, #c9fc1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbe1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 190 27 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.92 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.92 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.97 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.56 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.89 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.90 #0341e4 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbe1b  rgb(252, 190, 27)  hsl(43, 97%, 55%)  Amber
#1b59fc  rgb(27, 89, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#1bfcbe  rgb(27, 252, 190)  hsl(163, 97%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#be1bfc  rgb(190, 27, 252)  hsl(283, 97%, 55%)  Electric Purple