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#FCC012

#fcc012 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcc012 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 75.29% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.81% magenta, 92.86% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 44.62°, with 97.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 0.94.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5844

Complementary

  1. #fcc012
  2. #124efc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc012
  2. #12c3fc
  3. #4b12fc

Analogous

  1. #fc4b12
  2. #fcc012
  3. #c3fc12

Triadic

  1. #fcc012
  2. #12fcc0
  3. #c012fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc012
  2. #4efc12
  3. #124efc
  4. #c012fc

Square

  1. #fcc012
  2. #12fc4b
  3. #124efc
  4. #fc12c3

Monochromatic

  1. #745601
  2. #bf8f02
  3. #fcc012
  4. #fdd45e
  5. #fee8a9

Shades

#fcc012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc012
  2. #e3ad10
  3. #ca9a0e
  4. #b0860d
  5. #97730b
  6. #7e6009
  7. #654d07
  8. #4c3a05
  9. #322604
  10. #191302
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc012
  2. #fcc62a
  3. #fdcd41
  4. #fdd359
  5. #fdd971
  6. #fee089
  7. #fee6a0
  8. #feecb8
  9. #fef2d0
  10. #fff9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc012
  2. #f0ba1d
  3. #e3b328
  4. #d7ad33
  5. #caa63e
  6. #bea049
  7. #b29a54
  8. #a5935f
  9. #998d6a
  10. #8c8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc5a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d023 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c91d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb582 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc012 {
  color: #fcc012;
}
Background
.bg-fcc012 {
  background-color: #fcc012;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc012 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 192 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc012, #c3fc12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 192 18 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.94 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 0.98 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.11 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.00 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.36 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.03 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.06 #033fed Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcc012  rgb(252, 192, 18)  hsl(45, 98%, 53%)  Amber
#124efc  rgb(18, 78, 252)  hsl(225, 98%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#12fcc0  rgb(18, 252, 192)  hsl(165, 98%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c012fc  rgb(192, 18, 252)  hsl(285, 98%, 53%)  Electric Purple