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#FEB40C

#feb40c ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#feb40c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 70.59% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.13% magenta, 95.28% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 41.65°, with 99.18% saturation and 52.16% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5374

Complementary

  1. #feb40c
  2. #0c56fe

Split complementary

  1. #feb40c
  2. #0ccffe
  3. #3b0cfe

Analogous

  1. #fe3b0c
  2. #feb40c
  3. #cffe0c

Triadic

  1. #feb40c
  2. #0cfeb4
  3. #b40cfe

Tetradic

  1. #feb40c
  2. #56fe0c
  3. #0c56fe
  4. #b40cfe

Square

  1. #feb40c
  2. #0cfe3b
  3. #0c56fe
  4. #fe0ccf

Monochromatic

  1. #714e00
  2. #bd8301
  3. #feb40c
  4. #fecc58
  5. #ffe3a4

Shades

#feb40c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #feb40c
  2. #e5a20b
  3. #cb900a
  4. #b27e08
  5. #986c07
  6. #7f5a06
  7. #664805
  8. #4c3604
  9. #332402
  10. #191201
  11. #000000

Tints

#feb40c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #feb40c
  2. #febc24
  3. #fec33d
  4. #fecb55
  5. #fed26d
  6. #ffda86
  7. #ffe19e
  8. #ffe9b6
  9. #fff0ce
  10. #fff8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#feb40c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #feb40c
  2. #f1af18
  3. #e5aa23
  4. #d8a42f
  5. #cc9f3a
  6. #bf9a46
  7. #b29552
  8. #a6905d
  9. #998a69
  10. #8d8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcbc9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c91c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edc117 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa87a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-feb40c {
  color: #feb40c;
}
Background
.bg-feb40c {
  background-color: #feb40c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-feb40c {
  border: 2px solid #feb40c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #feb40c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 180 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 99% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-feb40c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #feb40c, #cffe0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-feb40c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 180 12 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.91 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.17 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.34 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.47 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.51 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.53 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.11 #014bf3 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Amber
#feb40c  rgb(254, 180, 12)  hsl(42, 99%, 52%)  Amber
#0c56fe  rgb(12, 86, 254)  hsl(222, 99%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0cfeb4  rgb(12, 254, 180)  hsl(162, 99%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#b40cfe  rgb(180, 12, 254)  hsl(282, 99%, 52%)  Electric Purple