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#FCBF16

#fcbf16 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbf16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.21% magenta, 91.27% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 44.09°, with 97.46% saturation and 53.73% 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 0.78.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5801

Complementary

  1. #fcbf16
  2. #1653fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbf16
  2. #16c6fc
  3. #4c16fc

Analogous

  1. #fc4c16
  2. #fcbf16
  3. #c6fc16

Triadic

  1. #fcbf16
  2. #16fcbf
  3. #bf16fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbf16
  2. #53fc16
  3. #1653fc
  4. #bf16fc

Square

  1. #fcbf16
  2. #16fc4c
  3. #1653fc
  4. #fc16c6

Monochromatic

  1. #775802
  2. #c39003
  3. #fcbf16
  4. #fdd462
  5. #fee9ad

Shades

#fcbf16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbf16
  2. #e3ac14
  3. #ca9912
  4. #b0860f
  5. #97730d
  6. #7e600b
  7. #654c09
  8. #4c3907
  9. #322604
  10. #191302
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbf16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbf16
  2. #fcc52d
  3. #fdcc45
  4. #fdd25c
  5. #fdd973
  6. #fedf8b
  7. #fee5a2
  8. #feecb9
  9. #fef2d0
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbf16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbf16
  2. #f0b921
  3. #e3b22b
  4. #d7ac36
  5. #caa640
  6. #bea04b
  7. #b29956
  8. #a59360
  9. #998d6b
  10. #8c8675
  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 #dfc5a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c920 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbf16 {
  color: #fcbf16;
}
Background
.bg-fcbf16 {
  background-color: #fcbf16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbf16 {
  border: 2px solid #fcbf16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbf16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 191 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbf16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbf16, #c6fc16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbf16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 191 22 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.78 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.42 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.51 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.26 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.95 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.46 #0340e9 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbf16  rgb(252, 191, 22)  hsl(44, 97%, 54%)  Amber
#1653fc  rgb(22, 83, 252)  hsl(224, 97%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#16fcbf  rgb(22, 252, 191)  hsl(164, 97%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#bf16fc  rgb(191, 22, 252)  hsl(284, 97%, 54%)  Electric Purple