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#FDC240

#fdc240 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdc240 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 76.08% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.32% magenta, 74.7% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 41.27°, with 97.93% saturation and 62.16% 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.5984

Complementary

  1. #fdc240
  2. #407bfd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc240
  2. #40dafd
  3. #6440fd

Analogous

  1. #fd6440
  2. #fdc240
  3. #dafd40

Triadic

  1. #fdc240
  2. #40fdc2
  3. #c240fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc240
  2. #7bfd40
  3. #407bfd
  4. #c240fd

Square

  1. #fdc240
  2. #40fd64
  3. #407bfd
  4. #fd40da

Monochromatic

  1. #a27002
  2. #eea402
  3. #fdc240
  4. #feda8c
  5. #fff2d7

Shades

#fdc240 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc240
  2. #e4af3a
  3. #ca9b33
  4. #b1882d
  5. #987426
  6. #7f6120
  7. #654e1a
  8. #4c3a13
  9. #33270d
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc240 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc240
  2. #fdc853
  3. #fdce66
  4. #fed479
  5. #feda8c
  6. #fee1a0
  7. #fee7b3
  8. #feedc6
  9. #fff3d9
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc240 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc240
  2. #f1bb46
  3. #e4b54d
  4. #d8ae53
  5. #cba85a
  6. #bfa160
  7. #b29a66
  8. #a6946d
  9. #998d73
  10. #8d877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc22b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c235 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cb44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb78b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc240 {
  color: #fdc240;
}
Background
.bg-fdc240 {
  background-color: #fdc240;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc240 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc240;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc240;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 194 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc240 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc240, #dafd40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc240 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 194 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.09 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.40 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.69 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.41 #023dbf Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#fdc240  rgb(253, 194, 64)  hsl(41, 98%, 62%)  Amber
#407bfd  rgb(64, 123, 253)  hsl(221, 98%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#40fdc2  rgb(64, 253, 194)  hsl(161, 98%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c240fd  rgb(194, 64, 253)  hsl(281, 98%, 62%)  Electric Purple