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#FCC23E

#fcc23e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcc23e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 76.08% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.02% magenta, 75.4% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 41.68°, with 96.94% saturation and 61.57% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5963

Complementary

  1. #fcc23e
  2. #3e78fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc23e
  2. #3ed7fc
  3. #633efc

Analogous

  1. #fc633e
  2. #fcc23e
  3. #d7fc3e

Triadic

  1. #fcc23e
  2. #3efcc2
  3. #c23efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc23e
  2. #78fc3e
  3. #3e78fc
  4. #c23efc

Square

  1. #fcc23e
  2. #3efc63
  3. #3e78fc
  4. #fc3ed7

Monochromatic

  1. #9f6f02
  2. #eaa404
  3. #fcc23e
  4. #fdda89
  5. #fef2d5

Shades

#fcc23e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc23e
  2. #e3af38
  3. #ca9b32
  4. #b0882b
  5. #977425
  6. #7e611f
  7. #654e19
  8. #4c3a13
  9. #32270c
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc23e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc23e
  2. #fcc851
  3. #fdce65
  4. #fdd478
  5. #fdda8b
  6. #fee19f
  7. #fee7b2
  8. #feedc5
  9. #fef3d8
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc23e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc23e
  2. #f0bb45
  3. #e3b54b
  4. #d7ae52
  5. #caa858
  6. #bea15f
  7. #b29a66
  8. #a5946c
  9. #998d73
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c7a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc228 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d144 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c232 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cb42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc23e {
  color: #fcc23e;
}
Background
.bg-fcc23e {
  background-color: #fcc23e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc23e {
  border: 2px solid #fcc23e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc23e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 194 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc23e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc23e, #d7fc3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc23e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 194 62 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.93 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.13 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.27 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.31 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.05 #033dc1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#fcc23e  rgb(252, 194, 62)  hsl(42, 97%, 62%)  Amber
#3e78fc  rgb(62, 120, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#3efcc2  rgb(62, 252, 194)  hsl(162, 97%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c23efc  rgb(194, 62, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 62%)  Electric Purple