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#FCB520

#fcb520 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcb520 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 70.98% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.17% magenta, 87.3% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 40.64°, with 97.35% saturation and 55.69% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5385

Complementary

  1. #fcb520
  2. #2067fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcb520
  2. #20d5fc
  3. #4720fc

Analogous

  1. #fc4720
  2. #fcb520
  3. #d5fc20

Triadic

  1. #fcb520
  2. #20fcb5
  3. #b520fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcb520
  2. #67fc20
  3. #2067fc
  4. #b520fc

Square

  1. #fcb520
  2. #20fc47
  3. #2067fc
  4. #fc20d5

Monochromatic

  1. #815802
  2. #cd8c03
  3. #fcb520
  4. #fdce6b
  5. #fee7b7

Shades

#fcb520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcb520
  2. #e3a31d
  3. #ca911a
  4. #b07f16
  5. #976d13
  6. #7e5b10
  7. #65480d
  8. #4c360a
  9. #322406
  10. #191203
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcb520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcb520
  2. #fcbc36
  3. #fdc44d
  4. #fdcb63
  5. #fdd379
  6. #feda90
  7. #fee1a6
  8. #fee9bc
  9. #fef0d2
  10. #fff8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcb520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcb520
  2. #f0b02a
  3. #e3aa33
  4. #d7a53d
  5. #caa046
  6. #be9b50
  7. #b2955a
  8. #a59063
  9. #998b6d
  10. #8c8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcbd9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c929 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa19b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecc126 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa97c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcb520 {
  color: #fcb520;
}
Background
.bg-fcb520 {
  background-color: #fcb520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcb520 {
  border: 2px solid #fcb520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcb520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 181 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcb520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcb520, #d5fc20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcb520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 181 32 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.83 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.80 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.31 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.40 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.60 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.89 #034adf Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcb520  rgb(252, 181, 32)  hsl(41, 97%, 56%)  Amber
#2067fc  rgb(32, 103, 252)  hsl(221, 97%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#20fcb5  rgb(32, 252, 181)  hsl(161, 97%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#b520fc  rgb(181, 32, 252)  hsl(281, 97%, 56%)  Electric Purple