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#F5BB38

#f5bb38 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f5bb38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 73.33% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.67% magenta, 77.14% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 41.59°, with 90.43% saturation and 59.02% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5524

Complementary

  1. #f5bb38
  2. #3872f5

Split complementary

  1. #f5bb38
  2. #38d0f5
  3. #5d38f5

Analogous

  1. #f55d38
  2. #f5bb38
  3. #d0f538

Triadic

  1. #f5bb38
  2. #38f5bb
  3. #bb38f5

Tetradic

  1. #f5bb38
  2. #72f538
  3. #3872f5
  4. #bb38f5

Square

  1. #f5bb38
  2. #38f55d
  3. #3872f5
  4. #f538d0

Monochromatic

  1. #8d6407
  2. #d6970b
  3. #f5bb38
  4. #f9d481
  5. #fcedca

Shades

#f5bb38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5bb38
  2. #dda832
  3. #c4962d
  4. #ac8327
  5. #937022
  6. #7b5e1c
  7. #624b16
  8. #4a3811
  9. #31250b
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5bb38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5bb38
  2. #f6c24c
  3. #f7c960
  4. #f8cf74
  5. #f9d688
  6. #fadd9c
  7. #fbe4af
  8. #fcebc3
  9. #fdf1d7
  10. #fef8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5bb38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5bb38
  2. #e9b53f
  3. #deaf46
  4. #d2a94e
  5. #c6a355
  6. #bb9e5c
  7. #af9863
  8. #a3926a
  9. #978c72
  10. #8c8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c19f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bb2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c43c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5bb38 {
  color: #f5bb38;
}
Background
.bg-f5bb38 {
  background-color: #f5bb38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5bb38 {
  border: 2px solid #f5bb38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5bb38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 187 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 90% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5bb38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5bb38, #d0f538);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5bb38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 187 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.37 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.84 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.90 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.94 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.98 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.13 #0a44c7 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Amber
#f5bb38  rgb(245, 187, 56)  hsl(42, 90%, 59%)  Amber
#3872f5  rgb(56, 114, 245)  hsl(222, 90%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#38f5bb  rgb(56, 245, 187)  hsl(162, 90%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#bb38f5  rgb(187, 56, 245)  hsl(282, 90%, 59%)  Electric Purple