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#FEC00C

#fec00c ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fec00c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 75.29% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.41% magenta, 95.28% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 44.63°, with 99.18% saturation and 52.16% 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 0.49.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.588

Complementary

  1. #fec00c
  2. #0c4afe

Split complementary

  1. #fec00c
  2. #0cc3fe
  3. #470cfe

Analogous

  1. #fe470c
  2. #fec00c
  3. #c3fe0c

Triadic

  1. #fec00c
  2. #0cfec0
  3. #c00cfe

Tetradic

  1. #fec00c
  2. #4afe0c
  3. #0c4afe
  4. #c00cfe

Square

  1. #fec00c
  2. #0cfe47
  3. #0c4afe
  4. #fe0cc3

Monochromatic

  1. #715400
  2. #bd8d01
  3. #fec00c
  4. #fed458
  5. #ffe8a4

Shades

#fec00c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fec00c
  2. #e5ad0b
  3. #cb9a0a
  4. #b28608
  5. #987307
  6. #7f6006
  7. #664d05
  8. #4c3a04
  9. #332602
  10. #191301
  11. #000000

Tints

#fec00c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fec00c
  2. #fec624
  3. #fecd3d
  4. #fed355
  5. #fed96d
  6. #ffe086
  7. #ffe69e
  8. #ffecb6
  9. #fff2ce
  10. #fff9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fec00c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fec00c
  2. #f1ba18
  3. #e5b323
  4. #d8ad2f
  5. #cca63a
  6. #bfa046
  7. #b29a52
  8. #a6935d
  9. #998d69
  10. #8d8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c6a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d020 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2ca1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fec00c {
  color: #fec00c;
}
Background
.bg-fec00c {
  background-color: #fec00c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fec00c {
  border: 2px solid #fec00c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fec00c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 192 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 99% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fec00c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fec00c, #c3fe0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fec00c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 192 12 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.49 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.24 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.25 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.45 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.63 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.40 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.44 #013ff3 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Amber
#fec00c  rgb(254, 192, 12)  hsl(45, 99%, 52%)  Amber
#0c4afe  rgb(12, 74, 254)  hsl(225, 99%, 52%)  Majorelle Blue
#0cfec0  rgb(12, 254, 192)  hsl(165, 99%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#c00cfe  rgb(192, 12, 254)  hsl(285, 99%, 52%)  Electric Purple