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#FCC015

#fcc015 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcc015 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.81% magenta, 91.67% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 44.42°, with 97.47% saturation and 53.53% 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 0.95.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5845

Complementary

  1. #fcc015
  2. #1551fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc015
  2. #15c4fc
  3. #4d15fc

Analogous

  1. #fc4d15
  2. #fcc015
  3. #c4fc15

Triadic

  1. #fcc015
  2. #15fcc0
  3. #c015fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc015
  2. #51fc15
  3. #1551fc
  4. #c015fc

Square

  1. #fcc015
  2. #15fc4d
  3. #1551fc
  4. #fc15c4

Monochromatic

  1. #765802
  2. #c29002
  3. #fcc015
  4. #fdd461
  5. #fee9ac

Shades

#fcc015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc015
  2. #e3ad13
  3. #ca9a11
  4. #b0860f
  5. #97730d
  6. #7e600b
  7. #654d08
  8. #4c3a06
  9. #322604
  10. #191302
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc015
  2. #fcc62c
  3. #fdcd44
  4. #fdd35b
  5. #fdd973
  6. #fee08a
  7. #fee6a1
  8. #feecb9
  9. #fef2d0
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc015
  2. #f0ba20
  3. #e3b32a
  4. #d7ad35
  5. #caa640
  6. #bea04b
  7. #b29a55
  8. #a59360
  9. #998d6b
  10. #8c8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc6a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c91f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc015 {
  color: #fcc015;
}
Background
.bg-fcc015 {
  background-color: #fcc015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc015 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 192 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc015, #c4fc15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 192 21 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.95 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.07 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.17 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.99 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.36 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.98 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.10 #033fea Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcc015  rgb(252, 192, 21)  hsl(44, 97%, 54%)  Amber
#1551fc  rgb(21, 81, 252)  hsl(224, 97%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#15fcc0  rgb(21, 252, 192)  hsl(164, 97%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#c015fc  rgb(192, 21, 252)  hsl(284, 97%, 54%)  Electric Purple