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#FDC22E

#fdc22e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc22e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 76.08% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.32% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.9°, with 98.1% saturation and 58.63% 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 1.8.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5966

Complementary

  1. #fdc22e
  2. #2e69fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc22e
  2. #2ed0fd
  3. #5b2efd

Analogous

  1. #fd5b2e
  2. #fdc22e
  3. #d0fd2e

Triadic

  1. #fdc22e
  2. #2efdc2
  3. #c22efd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc22e
  2. #69fd2e
  3. #2e69fd
  4. #c22efd

Square

  1. #fdc22e
  2. #2efd5b
  3. #2e69fd
  4. #fd2ed0

Monochromatic

  1. #916801
  2. #dc9e02
  3. #fdc22e
  4. #fed87a
  5. #feeec6

Shades

#fdc22e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc22e
  2. #e4af29
  3. #ca9b25
  4. #b18820
  5. #98741c
  6. #7f6117
  7. #654e12
  8. #4c3a0e
  9. #332709
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc22e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc22e
  2. #fdc843
  3. #fdce58
  4. #fed46d
  5. #feda82
  6. #fee197
  7. #fee7ab
  8. #feedc0
  9. #fff3d5
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc22e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc22e
  2. #f1bb36
  3. #e4b53e
  4. #d8ae47
  5. #cba84f
  6. #bfa157
  7. #b29a5f
  8. #a69467
  9. #998d70
  10. #8d8778
  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 #e1c7a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac21a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cb34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb787 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc22e {
  color: #fdc22e;
}
Background
.bg-fdc22e {
  background-color: #fdc22e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc22e {
  border: 2px solid #fdc22e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc22e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 194 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc22e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc22e, #d0fd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc22e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 194 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.80 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.86 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.00 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.84 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.70 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.33 #023dd1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#fdc22e  rgb(253, 194, 46)  hsl(43, 98%, 59%)  Amber
#2e69fd  rgb(46, 105, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2efdc2  rgb(46, 253, 194)  hsl(163, 98%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c22efd  rgb(194, 46, 253)  hsl(283, 98%, 59%)  Electric Purple