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#FCBF26

#fcbf26 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbf26 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.21% magenta, 84.92% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.9°, with 97.27% saturation and 56.86% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.581

Complementary

  1. #fcbf26
  2. #2663fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbf26
  2. #26cefc
  3. #5426fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5426
  2. #fcbf26
  3. #cefc26

Triadic

  1. #fcbf26
  2. #26fcbf
  3. #bf26fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbf26
  2. #63fc26
  3. #2663fc
  4. #bf26fc

Square

  1. #fcbf26
  2. #26fc54
  3. #2663fc
  4. #fc26ce

Monochromatic

  1. #876102
  2. #d39703
  3. #fcbf26
  4. #fdd571
  5. #feecbd

Shades

#fcbf26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbf26
  2. #e3ac22
  3. #ca991e
  4. #b0861b
  5. #977317
  6. #7e6013
  7. #654c0f
  8. #4c390b
  9. #322608
  10. #191304
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbf26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbf26
  2. #fcc53c
  3. #fdcc51
  4. #fdd267
  5. #fdd97d
  6. #fedf93
  7. #fee5a8
  8. #feecbe
  9. #fef2d4
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbf26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbf26
  2. #f0b92f
  3. #e3b238
  4. #d7ac41
  5. #caa64a
  6. #bea053
  7. #b2995c
  8. #a59365
  9. #998d6e
  10. #8c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc5a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8bf09 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c92c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbf26 {
  color: #fcbf26;
}
Background
.bg-fcbf26 {
  background-color: #fcbf26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbf26 {
  border: 2px solid #fcbf26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbf26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 191 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 97% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbf26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbf26, #cefc26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbf26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 191 38 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.36 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.10 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.11 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.36 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.82 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.68 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.84 #0340d9 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbf26  rgb(252, 191, 38)  hsl(43, 97%, 57%)  Amber
#2663fc  rgb(38, 99, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#26fcbf  rgb(38, 252, 191)  hsl(163, 97%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#bf26fc  rgb(191, 38, 252)  hsl(283, 97%, 57%)  Electric Purple