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#F5B520

#f5b520 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f5b520 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 70.98% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.12% magenta, 86.94% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 41.97°, with 91.42% saturation and 54.31% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5256

Complementary

  1. #f5b520
  2. #2060f5

Split complementary

  1. #f5b520
  2. #20cbf5
  3. #4a20f5

Analogous

  1. #f54a20
  2. #f5b520
  3. #cbf520

Triadic

  1. #f5b520
  2. #20f5b5
  3. #b520f5

Tetradic

  1. #f5b520
  2. #60f520
  3. #2060f5
  4. #b520f5

Square

  1. #f5b520
  2. #20f54a
  3. #2060f5
  4. #f520cb

Monochromatic

  1. #775505
  2. #c08909
  3. #f5b520
  4. #f8cd69
  5. #fce6b2

Shades

#f5b520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5b520
  2. #dda31d
  3. #c4911a
  4. #ac7f16
  5. #936d13
  6. #7b5b10
  7. #62480d
  8. #4a360a
  9. #312406
  10. #191203
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5b520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5b520
  2. #f6bc36
  3. #f7c44d
  4. #f8cb63
  5. #f9d379
  6. #fada90
  7. #fbe1a6
  8. #fce9bc
  9. #fdf0d2
  10. #fef8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5b520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5b520
  2. #e9b02a
  3. #deaa33
  4. #d2a53d
  5. #c6a046
  6. #bb9b50
  7. #af955a
  8. #a39063
  9. #978b6d
  10. #8c8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7bc9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec62a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa29b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c026 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaa7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5b520 {
  color: #f5b520;
}
Background
.bg-f5b520 {
  background-color: #f5b520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5b520 {
  border: 2px solid #f5b520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5b520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 181 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 91% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5b520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5b520, #cbf520);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5b520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 181 32 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.18 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.48 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.48 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.27 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.45 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.78 #0a4adf Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Amber
#f5b520  rgb(245, 181, 32)  hsl(42, 91%, 54%)  Amber
#2060f5  rgb(32, 96, 245)  hsl(222, 91%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#20f5b5  rgb(32, 245, 181)  hsl(162, 91%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#b520f5  rgb(181, 32, 245)  hsl(282, 91%, 54%)  Electric Purple