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#FCBE2E

#fcbe2e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbe2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.6% magenta, 81.75% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 41.94°, 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5772

Complementary

  1. #fcbe2e
  2. #2e6cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbe2e
  2. #2ed3fc
  3. #572efc

Analogous

  1. #fc572e
  2. #fcbe2e
  3. #d3fc2e

Triadic

  1. #fcbe2e
  2. #2efcbe
  3. #be2efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbe2e
  2. #6cfc2e
  3. #2e6cfc
  4. #be2efc

Square

  1. #fcbe2e
  2. #2efc57
  3. #2e6cfc
  4. #fc2ed3

Monochromatic

  1. #8f6502
  2. #da9a03
  3. #fcbe2e
  4. #fdd579
  5. #feedc5

Shades

#fcbe2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbe2e
  2. #e3ab29
  3. #ca9825
  4. #b08520
  5. #97721c
  6. #7e5f17
  7. #654c12
  8. #4c390e
  9. #322609
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbe2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbe2e
  2. #fcc543
  3. #fdcb58
  4. #fdd26d
  5. #fdd882
  6. #fedf97
  7. #fee5ab
  8. #feecc0
  9. #fef2d5
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbe2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbe2e
  2. #f0b836
  3. #e3b23e
  4. #d7ab47
  5. #caa54f
  6. #be9f57
  7. #b2995f
  8. #a59367
  9. #998c70
  10. #8c8678
  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 #d8bf01 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7be1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc833 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbe2e {
  color: #fcbe2e;
}
Background
.bg-fcbe2e {
  background-color: #fcbe2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbe2e {
  border: 2px solid #fcbe2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbe2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 190 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbe2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbe2e, #d3fc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbe2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 190 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.98 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.88 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.93 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.88 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.39 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.52 #0341d1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbe2e  rgb(252, 190, 46)  hsl(42, 97%, 58%)  Amber
#2e6cfc  rgb(46, 108, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#2efcbe  rgb(46, 252, 190)  hsl(162, 97%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#be2efc  rgb(190, 46, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 58%)  Electric Purple