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#FCBE21

#fcbe21 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbe21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.6% magenta, 86.9% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 43.01°, with 97.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5763

Complementary

  1. #fcbe21
  2. #215ffc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbe21
  2. #21cdfc
  3. #5021fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5021
  2. #fcbe21
  3. #cdfc21

Triadic

  1. #fcbe21
  2. #21fcbe
  3. #be21fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbe21
  2. #5ffc21
  3. #215ffc
  4. #be21fc

Square

  1. #fcbe21
  2. #21fc50
  3. #215ffc
  4. #fc21cd

Monochromatic

  1. #825e02
  2. #ce9403
  3. #fcbe21
  4. #fdd46c
  5. #feeab8

Shades

#fcbe21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbe21
  2. #e3ab1e
  3. #ca981a
  4. #b08517
  5. #977214
  6. #7e5f11
  7. #654c0d
  8. #4c390a
  9. #322607
  10. #191303
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbe21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbe21
  2. #fcc537
  3. #fdcb4d
  4. #fdd264
  5. #fdd87a
  6. #fedf90
  7. #fee5a6
  8. #feecbc
  9. #fef2d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbe21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbe21
  2. #f0b82b
  3. #e3b234
  4. #d7ab3e
  5. #caa547
  6. #be9f51
  7. #b2995a
  8. #a59364
  9. #998c6d
  10. #8c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c828 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbe21 {
  color: #fcbe21;
}
Background
.bg-fcbe21 {
  background-color: #fcbe21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbe21 {
  border: 2px solid #fcbe21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbe21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbe21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbe21, #cdfc21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbe21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.18 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.17 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.19 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.61 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.79 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.04 #0341de Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbe21  rgb(252, 190, 33)  hsl(43, 97%, 56%)  Amber
#215ffc  rgb(33, 95, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#21fcbe  rgb(33, 252, 190)  hsl(163, 97%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#be21fc  rgb(190, 33, 252)  hsl(283, 97%, 56%)  Electric Purple