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#FCBE3E

#fcbe3e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcbe3e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 74.51% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.6% magenta, 75.4% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 40.42°, with 96.94% saturation and 61.57% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5787

Complementary

  1. #fcbe3e
  2. #3e7cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbe3e
  2. #3edbfc
  3. #5f3efc

Analogous

  1. #fc5f3e
  2. #fcbe3e
  3. #dbfc3e

Triadic

  1. #fcbe3e
  2. #3efcbe
  3. #be3efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbe3e
  2. #7cfc3e
  3. #3e7cfc
  4. #be3efc

Square

  1. #fcbe3e
  2. #3efc5f
  3. #3e7cfc
  4. #fc3edb

Monochromatic

  1. #9f6c02
  2. #ea9f04
  3. #fcbe3e
  4. #fdd789
  5. #fef1d5

Shades

#fcbe3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbe3e
  2. #e3ab38
  3. #ca9832
  4. #b0852b
  5. #977225
  6. #7e5f1f
  7. #654c19
  8. #4c3913
  9. #32260c
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbe3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbe3e
  2. #fcc551
  3. #fdcb65
  4. #fdd278
  5. #fdd88b
  6. #fedf9f
  7. #fee5b2
  8. #feecc5
  9. #fef2d8
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbe3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbe3e
  2. #f0b845
  3. #e3b24b
  4. #d7ab52
  5. #caa558
  6. #be9f5f
  7. #b29966
  8. #a5936c
  9. #998c73
  10. #8c8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc4a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7bf33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc841 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb388 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbe3e {
  color: #fcbe3e;
}
Background
.bg-fcbe3e {
  background-color: #fcbe3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbe3e {
  border: 2px solid #fcbe3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbe3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 190 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbe3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbe3e, #dbfc3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbe3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 190 62 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.39 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.18 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.28 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.73 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.18 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.59 #0341c1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbe3e  rgb(252, 190, 62)  hsl(40, 97%, 62%)  Amber
#3e7cfc  rgb(62, 124, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#3efcbe  rgb(62, 252, 190)  hsl(160, 97%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#be3efc  rgb(190, 62, 252)  hsl(280, 97%, 62%)  Electric Purple