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#FCBF0A

#fcbf0a ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbf0a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 74.9% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.21% magenta, 96.03% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 44.88°, with 97.58% saturation and 51.37% 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 0.7.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5798

Complementary

  1. #fcbf0a
  2. #0a47fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbf0a
  2. #0ac0fc
  3. #460afc

Analogous

  1. #fc460a
  2. #fcbf0a
  3. #c0fc0a

Triadic

  1. #fcbf0a
  2. #0afcbf
  3. #bf0afc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbf0a
  2. #47fc0a
  3. #0a47fc
  4. #bf0afc

Square

  1. #fcbf0a
  2. #0afc46
  3. #0a47fc
  4. #fc0ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5101
  2. #b78a02
  3. #fcbf0a
  4. #fdd356
  5. #fee6a1

Shades

#fcbf0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbf0a
  2. #e3ac09
  3. #ca9908
  4. #b08607
  5. #977306
  6. #7e6005
  7. #654c04
  8. #4c3903
  9. #322602
  10. #191301
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbf0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbf0a
  2. #fcc523
  3. #fdcc3b
  4. #fdd254
  5. #fdd96c
  6. #fedf85
  7. #fee59d
  8. #feecb6
  9. #fef2ce
  10. #fff9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbf0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbf0a
  2. #f0b916
  3. #e3b222
  4. #d7ac2d
  5. #caa639
  6. #bea045
  7. #b29951
  8. #a5935d
  9. #998d68
  10. #8c8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc59f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c919 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbf0a {
  color: #fcbf0a;
}
Background
.bg-fcbf0a {
  background-color: #fcbf0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbf0a {
  border: 2px solid #fcbf0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbf0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 191 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbf0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbf0a, #c0fc0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbf0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 191 10 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.70 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.17 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.33 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.28 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.12 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.32 #0340f5 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbf0a  rgb(252, 191, 10)  hsl(45, 98%, 51%)  Amber
#0a47fc  rgb(10, 71, 252)  hsl(225, 98%, 51%)  Majorelle Blue
#0afcbf  rgb(10, 252, 191)  hsl(165, 98%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#bf0afc  rgb(191, 10, 252)  hsl(285, 98%, 51%)  Electric Purple