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#F5BC2B

#f5bc2b ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f5bc2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 73.73% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.27% magenta, 82.45% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 43.07°, with 90.99% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5555

Complementary

  1. #f5bc2b
  2. #2b64f5

Split complementary

  1. #f5bc2b
  2. #2bc9f5
  3. #572bf5

Analogous

  1. #f5572b
  2. #f5bc2b
  3. #c9f52b

Triadic

  1. #f5bc2b
  2. #2bf5bc
  3. #bc2bf5

Tetradic

  1. #f5bc2b
  2. #64f52b
  3. #2b64f5
  4. #bc2bf5

Square

  1. #f5bc2b
  2. #2bf557
  3. #2b64f5
  4. #f52bc9

Monochromatic

  1. #815e06
  2. #ca940a
  3. #f5bc2b
  4. #f8d374
  5. #fceabd

Shades

#f5bc2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5bc2b
  2. #dda927
  3. #c49622
  4. #ac841e
  5. #93711a
  6. #7b5e16
  7. #624b11
  8. #4a380d
  9. #312609
  10. #191304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5bc2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5bc2b
  2. #f6c340
  3. #f7c955
  4. #f8d06b
  5. #f9d780
  6. #fade95
  7. #fbe4aa
  8. #fcebbf
  9. #fdf2d5
  10. #fef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5bc2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5bc2b
  2. #e9b634
  3. #deb03c
  4. #d2aa45
  5. #c6a44d
  6. #bb9e56
  7. #af985e
  8. #a39267
  9. #978c6f
  10. #8c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bc16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac531 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5bc2b {
  color: #f5bc2b;
}
Background
.bg-f5bc2b {
  background-color: #f5bc2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5bc2b {
  border: 2px solid #f5bc2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5bc2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 188 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 91% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5bc2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5bc2b, #c9f52b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5bc2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 188 43 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.39 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.64 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.86 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.38 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.15 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.69 #0a43d4 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Amber
#f5bc2b  rgb(245, 188, 43)  hsl(43, 91%, 56%)  Amber
#2b64f5  rgb(43, 100, 245)  hsl(223, 91%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2bf5bc  rgb(43, 245, 188)  hsl(163, 91%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bc2bf5  rgb(188, 43, 245)  hsl(283, 91%, 56%)  Electric Purple