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#FEC031

#fec031 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fec031 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 75.29% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.41% magenta, 80.71% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 41.85°, with 99.03% saturation and 59.41% 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5899

Complementary

  1. #fec031
  2. #316ffe

Split complementary

  1. #fec031
  2. #31d6fe
  3. #5931fe

Analogous

  1. #fe5931
  2. #fec031
  3. #d6fe31

Triadic

  1. #fec031
  2. #31fec0
  3. #c031fe

Tetradic

  1. #fec031
  2. #6ffe31
  3. #316ffe
  4. #c031fe

Square

  1. #fec031
  2. #31fe59
  3. #316ffe
  4. #fe31d6

Monochromatic

  1. #956801
  2. #e19e01
  3. #fec031
  4. #fed77d
  5. #ffefc9

Shades

#fec031 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fec031
  2. #e5ad2c
  3. #cb9a27
  4. #b28622
  5. #98731d
  6. #7f6019
  7. #664d14
  8. #4c3a0f
  9. #33260a
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#fec031 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fec031
  2. #fec646
  3. #fecd5a
  4. #fed36f
  5. #fed983
  6. #ffe098
  7. #ffe6ad
  8. #ffecc1
  9. #fff2d6
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fec031 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fec031
  2. #f1ba39
  3. #e5b341
  4. #d8ad49
  5. #cca651
  6. #bfa059
  7. #b29a60
  8. #a69368
  9. #998d70
  10. #8d8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c6a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac10a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c020 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1ca36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fec031 {
  color: #fec031;
}
Background
.bg-fec031 {
  background-color: #fec031;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fec031 {
  border: 2px solid #fec031;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fec031;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 192 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 99% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fec031 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fec031, #d6fe31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fec031 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 192 49 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.00 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.72 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.86 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.80 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.89 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.39 #013fce Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Amber
#fec031  rgb(254, 192, 49)  hsl(42, 99%, 59%)  Amber
#316ffe  rgb(49, 111, 254)  hsl(222, 99%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#31fec0  rgb(49, 254, 192)  hsl(162, 99%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c031fe  rgb(192, 49, 254)  hsl(282, 99%, 59%)  Electric Purple