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#FCB00A

#fcb00a ≈ Orange

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcb00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.16% magenta, 96.03% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 41.16°, with 97.58% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.5177

Complementary

  1. #fcb00a
  2. #0a56fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcb00a
  2. #0acffc
  3. #370afc

Analogous

  1. #fc370a
  2. #fcb00a
  3. #cffc0a

Triadic

  1. #fcb00a
  2. #0afcb0
  3. #b00afc

Tetradic

  1. #fcb00a
  2. #56fc0a
  3. #0a56fc
  4. #b00afc

Square

  1. #fcb00a
  2. #0afc37
  3. #0a56fc
  4. #fc0acf

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4a01
  2. #b77e02
  3. #fcb00a
  4. #fdc856
  5. #fee1a1

Shades

#fcb00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcb00a
  2. #e39e09
  3. #ca8d08
  4. #b07b07
  5. #976a06
  6. #7e5805
  7. #654604
  8. #4c3503
  9. #322302
  10. #191201
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcb00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcb00a
  2. #fcb823
  3. #fdc03b
  4. #fdc854
  5. #fdd06c
  6. #fed885
  7. #fedf9d
  8. #fee7b6
  9. #feefce
  10. #fff7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcb00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcb00a
  2. #f0ab16
  3. #e3a622
  4. #d7a22d
  5. #ca9d39
  6. #be9845
  7. #b29351
  8. #a58e5d
  9. #998a68
  10. #8c8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec61a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebbe15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcb00a {
  color: #fcb00a;
}
Background
.bg-fcb00a {
  background-color: #fcb00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcb00a {
  border: 2px solid #fcb00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcb00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcb00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcb00a, #cffc0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcb00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.28 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.54 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.67 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.01 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.38 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.12 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.39 #034ff5 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Orange
#fcb00a  rgb(252, 176, 10)  hsl(41, 98%, 51%)  Orange
#0a56fc  rgb(10, 86, 252)  hsl(221, 98%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0afcb0  rgb(10, 252, 176)  hsl(161, 98%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#b00afc  rgb(176, 10, 252)  hsl(281, 98%, 51%)  Electric Purple