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#FDC249

#fdc249 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdc249 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.32% magenta, 71.15% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 40.33°, with 97.83% saturation and 63.92% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.5995

Complementary

  1. #fdc249
  2. #4984fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc249
  2. #49defd
  3. #6849fd

Analogous

  1. #fd6849
  2. #fdc249
  3. #defd49

Triadic

  1. #fdc249
  2. #49fdc2
  3. #c249fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc249
  2. #84fd49
  3. #4984fd
  4. #c249fd

Square

  1. #fdc249
  2. #49fd68
  3. #4984fd
  4. #fd49de

Monochromatic

  1. #ab7402
  2. #f7a703
  3. #fdc249
  4. #fedb95
  5. #fff5e0

Shades

#fdc249 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc249
  2. #e4af42
  3. #ca9b3a
  4. #b18833
  5. #98742c
  6. #7f6125
  7. #654e1d
  8. #4c3a16
  9. #33270f
  10. #191307
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc249 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc249
  2. #fdc85b
  3. #fdce6d
  4. #fed480
  5. #feda92
  6. #fee1a4
  7. #fee7b6
  8. #feedc8
  9. #fff3db
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc249 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc249
  2. #f1bb4f
  3. #e4b554
  4. #d8ae5a
  5. #cba85f
  6. #bfa165
  7. #b29a6a
  8. #a69470
  9. #998d75
  10. #8d877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c8a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac339 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d24e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c240 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cb4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb88d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc249 {
  color: #fdc249;
}
Background
.bg-fdc249 {
  background-color: #fdc249;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc249 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc249;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc249;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 194 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc249 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc249, #defd49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc249 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 194 73 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.99 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.37 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.55 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.81 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.11 #023db6 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#fdc249  rgb(253, 194, 73)  hsl(40, 98%, 64%)  Amber
#4984fd  rgb(73, 132, 253)  hsl(220, 98%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#49fdc2  rgb(73, 253, 194)  hsl(160, 98%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c249fd  rgb(194, 73, 253)  hsl(280, 98%, 64%)  Medium Orchid