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#FCBF2D

#fcbf2d ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbf2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.21% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.32°, with 97.18% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5815

Complementary

  1. #fcbf2d
  2. #2d6afc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbf2d
  2. #2dd1fc
  3. #582dfc

Analogous

  1. #fc582d
  2. #fcbf2d
  3. #d1fc2d

Triadic

  1. #fcbf2d
  2. #2dfcbf
  3. #bf2dfc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbf2d
  2. #6afc2d
  3. #2d6afc
  4. #bf2dfc

Square

  1. #fcbf2d
  2. #2dfc58
  3. #2d6afc
  4. #fc2dd1

Monochromatic

  1. #8e6502
  2. #d99a03
  3. #fcbf2d
  4. #fdd678
  5. #feedc4

Shades

#fcbf2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbf2d
  2. #e3ac29
  3. #ca9924
  4. #b08620
  5. #97731b
  6. #7e6017
  7. #654c12
  8. #4c390e
  9. #322609
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbf2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbf2d
  2. #fcc542
  3. #fdcc57
  4. #fdd26c
  5. #fdd981
  6. #fedf96
  7. #fee5ab
  8. #feecc0
  9. #fef2d5
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbf2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbf2d
  2. #f0b935
  3. #e3b23e
  4. #d7ac46
  5. #caa64e
  6. #bea057
  7. #b2995f
  8. #a59367
  9. #998d6f
  10. #8c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc5a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8bf19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c932 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbf2d {
  color: #fcbf2d;
}
Background
.bg-fcbf2d {
  background-color: #fcbf2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbf2d {
  border: 2px solid #fcbf2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbf2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 191 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbf2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbf2d, #d1fc2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbf2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 191 45 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.78 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.51 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.56 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.51 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.12 #0340d2 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbf2d  rgb(252, 191, 45)  hsl(42, 97%, 58%)  Amber
#2d6afc  rgb(45, 106, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2dfcbf  rgb(45, 252, 191)  hsl(162, 97%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#bf2dfc  rgb(191, 45, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 58%)  Electric Purple