ColorTool
Log in
#FFC23E

#ffc23e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ffc23e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 76.08% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 75.69% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 41.04°, with 100% 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 13.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ffcc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.6019

Complementary

  1. #ffc23e
  2. #3e7bff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc23e
  2. #3edbff
  3. #623eff

Analogous

  1. #ff623e
  2. #ffc23e
  3. #dbff3e

Triadic

  1. #ffc23e
  2. #3effc2
  3. #c23eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc23e
  2. #7bff3e
  3. #3e7bff
  4. #c23eff

Square

  1. #ffc23e
  2. #3eff62
  3. #3e7bff
  4. #ff3edb

Monochromatic

  1. #a47000
  2. #f1a500
  3. #ffc23e
  4. #ffda8b
  5. #fff2d7

Shades

#ffc23e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc23e
  2. #e6af38
  3. #cc9b32
  4. #b3882b
  5. #997425
  6. #80611f
  7. #664e19
  8. #4d3a13
  9. #33270c
  10. #1a1306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc23e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc23e
  2. #ffc851
  3. #ffce65
  4. #ffd478
  5. #ffda8b
  6. #ffe19f
  7. #ffe7b2
  8. #ffedc5
  9. #fff3d8
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc23e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc23e
  2. #f2bb45
  3. #e6b54b
  4. #d9ae52
  5. #cca858
  6. #c0a15f
  7. #b39a66
  8. #a6946c
  9. #998d73
  10. #8d8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc328 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead244 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac232 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3cc42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ffc23e {
  color: #ffc23e;
}
Background
.bg-ffc23e {
  background-color: #ffc23e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc23e {
  border: 2px solid #ffc23e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc23e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 194 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc23e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc23e, #dbff3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc23e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 194 62 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.95 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.41 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.62 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.04 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.20 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.99 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.52 #003dc1 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Amber
#ffc23e  rgb(255, 194, 62)  hsl(41, 100%, 62%)  Amber
#3e7bff  rgb(62, 123, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#3effc2  rgb(62, 255, 194)  hsl(161, 100%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c23eff  rgb(194, 62, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 62%)  Electric Purple