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#FCBE2A

#fcbe2a ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbe2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.6% magenta, 83.33% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.29°, with 97.22% saturation and 57.65% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5769

Complementary

  1. #fcbe2a
  2. #2a68fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbe2a
  2. #2ad1fc
  3. #552afc

Analogous

  1. #fc552a
  2. #fcbe2a
  3. #d1fc2a

Triadic

  1. #fcbe2a
  2. #2afcbe
  3. #be2afc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbe2a
  2. #68fc2a
  3. #2a68fc
  4. #be2afc

Square

  1. #fcbe2a
  2. #2afc55
  3. #2a68fc
  4. #fc2ad1

Monochromatic

  1. #8b6302
  2. #d69803
  3. #fcbe2a
  4. #fdd575
  5. #feecc1

Shades

#fcbe2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbe2a
  2. #e3ab26
  3. #ca9822
  4. #b0851d
  5. #977219
  6. #7e5f15
  7. #654c11
  8. #4c390d
  9. #322608
  10. #191304
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbe2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbe2a
  2. #fcc53f
  3. #fdcb55
  4. #fdd26a
  5. #fdd87f
  6. #fedf95
  7. #fee5aa
  8. #feecbf
  9. #fef2d4
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbe2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbe2a
  2. #f0b833
  3. #e3b23b
  4. #d7ab44
  5. #caa54c
  6. #be9f55
  7. #b2995e
  8. #a59366
  9. #998c6f
  10. #8c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7be13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc830 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbe2a {
  color: #fcbe2a;
}
Background
.bg-fcbe2a {
  background-color: #fcbe2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbe2a {
  border: 2px solid #fcbe2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbe2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 190 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbe2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbe2a, #d1fc2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbe2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 190 42 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.70 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.63 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.66 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.77 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.67 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.35 #0341d5 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbe2a  rgb(252, 190, 42)  hsl(42, 97%, 58%)  Amber
#2a68fc  rgb(42, 104, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2afcbe  rgb(42, 252, 190)  hsl(162, 97%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#be2afc  rgb(190, 42, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 58%)  Electric Purple