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#FDC237

#fdc237 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdc237 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.32% magenta, 78.26% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.12°, with 98.02% saturation and 60.39% 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 12.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5974

Complementary

  1. #fdc237
  2. #3772fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc237
  2. #37d5fd
  3. #5f37fd

Analogous

  1. #fd5f37
  2. #fdc237
  3. #d5fd37

Triadic

  1. #fdc237
  2. #37fdc2
  3. #c237fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc237
  2. #72fd37
  3. #3772fd
  4. #c237fd

Square

  1. #fdc237
  2. #37fd5f
  3. #3772fd
  4. #fd37d5

Monochromatic

  1. #996c02
  2. #e5a202
  3. #fdc237
  4. #fed983
  5. #fff0ce

Shades

#fdc237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc237
  2. #e4af32
  3. #ca9b2c
  4. #b18827
  5. #987421
  6. #7f611c
  7. #654e16
  8. #4c3a11
  9. #33270b
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc237
  2. #fdc84b
  3. #fdce5f
  4. #fed473
  5. #feda87
  6. #fee19b
  7. #fee7af
  8. #feedc3
  9. #fff3d7
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc237
  2. #f1bb3e
  3. #e4b546
  4. #d8ae4d
  5. #cba854
  6. #bfa15c
  7. #b29a63
  8. #a6946a
  9. #998d71
  10. #8d8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c7a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc21a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c228 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cb3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc237 {
  color: #fdc237;
}
Background
.bg-fdc237 {
  background-color: #fdc237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc237 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 194 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 98% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc237, #d5fd37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 194 55 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.35 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.56 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.73 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.16 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.44 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.80 #023dc8 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#fdc237  rgb(253, 194, 55)  hsl(42, 98%, 60%)  Amber
#3772fd  rgb(55, 114, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#37fdc2  rgb(55, 253, 194)  hsl(162, 98%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c237fd  rgb(194, 55, 253)  hsl(282, 98%, 60%)  Electric Purple