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#FFC43E

#ffc43e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc43e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 76.86% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 75.69% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 41.66°, 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 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6109

Complementary

  1. #ffc43e
  2. #3e79ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc43e
  2. #3ed9ff
  3. #643eff

Analogous

  1. #ff643e
  2. #ffc43e
  3. #d9ff3e

Triadic

  1. #ffc43e
  2. #3effc4
  3. #c43eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc43e
  2. #79ff3e
  3. #3e79ff
  4. #c43eff

Square

  1. #ffc43e
  2. #3eff64
  3. #3e79ff
  4. #ff3ed9

Monochromatic

  1. #a47200
  2. #f1a700
  3. #ffc43e
  4. #ffdb8b
  5. #fff3d7

Shades

#ffc43e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc43e
  2. #e6b038
  3. #cc9d32
  4. #b3892b
  5. #997625
  6. #80621f
  7. #664e19
  8. #4d3b13
  9. #33270c
  10. #1a1406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc43e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc43e
  2. #ffca51
  3. #ffd065
  4. #ffd678
  5. #ffdc8b
  6. #ffe29f
  7. #ffe7b2
  8. #ffedc5
  9. #fff3d8
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc43e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc43e
  2. #f2bd45
  3. #e6b64b
  4. #d9b052
  5. #cca958
  6. #c0a25f
  7. #b39b66
  8. #a6946c
  9. #998e73
  10. #8d8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3c9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc427 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd344 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc432 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3cd42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb98b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc43e {
  color: #ffc43e;
}
Background
.bg-ffc43e {
  background-color: #ffc43e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc43e {
  border: 2px solid #ffc43e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc43e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 196 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc43e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc43e, #d9ff3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc43e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 196 62 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.86 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.95 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.20 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.43 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.02 #003bc1 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Amber
#ffc43e  rgb(255, 196, 62)  hsl(42, 100%, 62%)  Amber
#3e79ff  rgb(62, 121, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#3effc4  rgb(62, 255, 196)  hsl(162, 100%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c43eff  rgb(196, 62, 255)  hsl(282, 100%, 62%)  Electric Purple