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#F3B520

#f3b520 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f3b520 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 70.98% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.51% magenta, 86.83% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 42.37°, with 89.79% saturation and 53.92% 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5221

Complementary

  1. #f3b520
  2. #205ef3

Split complementary

  1. #f3b520
  2. #20c7f3
  3. #4b20f3

Analogous

  1. #f34b20
  2. #f3b520
  3. #c7f320

Triadic

  1. #f3b520
  2. #20f3b5
  3. #b520f3

Tetradic

  1. #f3b520
  2. #5ef320
  3. #205ef3
  4. #b520f3

Square

  1. #f3b520
  2. #20f34b
  3. #205ef3
  4. #f320c7

Monochromatic

  1. #745406
  2. #bc880a
  3. #f3b520
  4. #f7cd69
  5. #fbe5b1

Shades

#f3b520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3b520
  2. #dba31d
  3. #c2911a
  4. #aa7f16
  5. #926d13
  6. #7a5b10
  7. #61480d
  8. #49360a
  9. #312406
  10. #181203
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3b520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3b520
  2. #f4bc36
  3. #f5c44d
  4. #f7cb63
  5. #f8d379
  6. #f9da90
  7. #fae1a6
  8. #fbe9bc
  9. #fdf0d2
  10. #fef8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3b520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3b520
  2. #e8b02a
  3. #dcaa33
  4. #d1a53d
  5. #c5a046
  6. #ba9b50
  7. #ae955a
  8. #a39063
  9. #978b6d
  10. #8c8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6bb99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc62a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa29b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deb600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6bf26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaa7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3b520 {
  color: #f3b520;
}
Background
.bg-f3b520 {
  background-color: #f3b520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3b520 {
  border: 2px solid #f3b520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3b520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 181 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 90% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3b520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3b520, #c7f320);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3b520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 181 32 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.03 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.09 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.34 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.18 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.98 #0c4adf Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Amber
#f3b520  rgb(243, 181, 32)  hsl(42, 90%, 54%)  Amber
#205ef3  rgb(32, 94, 243)  hsl(222, 90%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#20f3b5  rgb(32, 243, 181)  hsl(162, 90%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#b520f3  rgb(181, 32, 243)  hsl(282, 90%, 54%)  Electric Purple