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#F2B017

#f2b017 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2b017 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 69.02% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 90.5% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.92°, with 89.39% saturation and 51.96% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 4.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4999

Complementary

  1. #f2b017
  2. #1759f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2b017
  2. #17c6f2
  3. #4317f2

Analogous

  1. #f24317
  2. #f2b017
  3. #c6f217

Triadic

  1. #f2b017
  2. #17f2b0
  3. #b017f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2b017
  2. #59f217
  3. #1759f2
  4. #b017f2

Square

  1. #f2b017
  2. #17f243
  3. #1759f2
  4. #f217c6

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4c06
  2. #b2800a
  3. #f2b017
  4. #f6c95f
  5. #fae1a8

Shades

#f2b017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2b017
  2. #da9e15
  3. #c28d12
  4. #a97b10
  5. #916a0e
  6. #79580c
  7. #614609
  8. #493507
  9. #302305
  10. #181202
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2b017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2b017
  2. #f3b82e
  3. #f5c045
  4. #f6c85d
  5. #f7d074
  6. #f9d88b
  7. #fadfa2
  8. #fbe7b9
  9. #fcefd1
  10. #fef7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2b017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2b017
  2. #e7ab22
  3. #dba62c
  4. #d0a237
  5. #c49d41
  6. #b9984c
  7. #ae9356
  8. #a28e61
  9. #978a6b
  10. #8b8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4b796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4bb1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2b017 {
  color: #f2b017;
}
Background
.bg-f2b017 {
  background-color: #f2b017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2b017 {
  border: 2px solid #f2b017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2b017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 176 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 89% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2b017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2b017, #c6f217);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2b017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 176 23 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.29 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.61 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.04 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.43 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.67 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.80 #0d4fe8 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Amber
#f2b017  rgb(242, 176, 23)  hsl(42, 89%, 52%)  Amber
#1759f2  rgb(23, 89, 242)  hsl(222, 89%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#17f2b0  rgb(23, 242, 176)  hsl(162, 89%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#b017f2  rgb(176, 23, 242)  hsl(282, 89%, 52%)  Electric Purple