Color specimenNo. 16569165

#FCD34D

Vivid Amber

A deterministic reference card for #FCD34D. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.

RGB
252, 211, 77
HSL
46°, 97%, 65%
Text
Black on top

Tailwind CSS · amber

tailwind · amber 300

The Tailwind CSS utility classes bg-amber-300, text-amber-300, and friends all reference this hex value.

Scale context · amber

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Class name
amber-300
Hex
#FCD34D
Closest CSS named color
sandybrown
Full color breakdown
/color/fcd34d

Developer snippets

Copy-ready code

Every snippet below is generated from the hex — not a hand-maintained table.

Conversions

Same color, seven encodings

Nearest matches

Closest in other design systems

Accessibility

Contrast against white & black

On white

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #FCD34D as the text color.

1.44:1
AA failAAA failLarge fail

Rating · Fail

On black

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #FCD34D as the text color.

14.56:1
AA passAAA passLarge pass

Rating · AAA

Recommendation

When using #FCD34D as a background, pair it with #000000 text for the best WCAG contrast.

Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.

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