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#FCC236

#fcc236 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcc236 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 76.08% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.02% magenta, 78.57% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.42°, with 97.06% saturation and 60% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5955

Complementary

  1. #fcc236
  2. #3670fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc236
  2. #36d3fc
  3. #5f36fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5f36
  2. #fcc236
  3. #d3fc36

Triadic

  1. #fcc236
  2. #36fcc2
  3. #c236fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc236
  2. #70fc36
  3. #3670fc
  4. #c236fc

Square

  1. #fcc236
  2. #36fc5f
  3. #3670fc
  4. #fc36d3

Monochromatic

  1. #976b02
  2. #e2a103
  3. #fcc236
  4. #fdd981
  5. #fef0cd

Shades

#fcc236 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc236
  2. #e3af31
  3. #ca9b2b
  4. #b08826
  5. #977420
  6. #7e611b
  7. #654e16
  8. #4c3a10
  9. #32270b
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc236 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc236
  2. #fcc84a
  3. #fdce5e
  4. #fdd472
  5. #fdda86
  6. #fee19b
  7. #fee7af
  8. #feedc3
  9. #fef3d7
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc236 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc236
  2. #f0bb3d
  3. #e3b545
  4. #d7ae4c
  5. #caa854
  6. #bea15b
  7. #b29a62
  8. #a5946a
  9. #998d71
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c7a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc218 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c227 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cb3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc236 {
  color: #fcc236;
}
Background
.bg-fcc236 {
  background-color: #fcc236;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc236 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc236;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc236;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 194 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc236 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc236, #d3fc36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc236 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 194 54 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.34 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.41 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.54 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.86 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.41 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.52 #033dc9 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#fcc236  rgb(252, 194, 54)  hsl(42, 97%, 60%)  Amber
#3670fc  rgb(54, 112, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#36fcc2  rgb(54, 252, 194)  hsl(162, 97%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c236fc  rgb(194, 54, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 60%)  Electric Purple