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#FDC015

#fdc015 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc015 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 75.29% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.11% magenta, 91.7% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.22°, with 98.31% saturation and 53.73% 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 0.74.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5864

Complementary

  1. #fdc015
  2. #1552fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc015
  2. #15c6fd
  3. #4c15fd

Analogous

  1. #fd4c15
  2. #fdc015
  3. #c6fd15

Triadic

  1. #fdc015
  2. #15fdc0
  3. #c015fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc015
  2. #52fd15
  3. #1552fd
  4. #c015fd

Square

  1. #fdc015
  2. #15fd4c
  3. #1552fd
  4. #fd15c6

Monochromatic

  1. #785901
  2. #c49102
  3. #fdc015
  4. #fed461
  5. #fee9ad

Shades

#fdc015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc015
  2. #e4ad13
  3. #ca9a11
  4. #b1860f
  5. #98730d
  6. #7f600b
  7. #654d08
  8. #4c3a06
  9. #332604
  10. #191302
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc015
  2. #fdc62c
  3. #fdcd44
  4. #fed35b
  5. #fed973
  6. #fee08a
  7. #fee6a1
  8. #feecb9
  9. #fff2d0
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc015
  2. #f1ba20
  3. #e4b32a
  4. #d8ad35
  5. #cba640
  6. #bfa04b
  7. #b29a55
  8. #a69360
  9. #998d6b
  10. #8d8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c6a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1ca1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc015 {
  color: #fdc015;
}
Background
.bg-fdc015 {
  background-color: #fdc015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc015 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 192 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc015, #c6fd15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 192 21 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.74 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.24 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.26 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.21 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.32 #023fea Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Amber
#fdc015  rgb(253, 192, 21)  hsl(44, 98%, 54%)  Amber
#1552fd  rgb(21, 82, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#15fdc0  rgb(21, 253, 192)  hsl(164, 98%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#c015fd  rgb(192, 21, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 54%)  Electric Purple