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#F6B506

#f6b506 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f6b506 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 70.98% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.42% magenta, 97.56% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 43.75°, with 95.24% saturation and 49.41% 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 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5265

Complementary

  1. #f6b506
  2. #0647f6

Split complementary

  1. #f6b506
  2. #06bff6
  3. #3d06f6

Analogous

  1. #f63d06
  2. #f6b506
  3. #bff606

Triadic

  1. #f6b506
  2. #06f6b5
  3. #b506f6

Tetradic

  1. #f6b506
  2. #47f606
  3. #0647f6
  4. #b506f6

Square

  1. #f6b506
  2. #06f63d
  3. #0647f6
  4. #f606bf

Monochromatic

  1. #614702
  2. #ab7e04
  3. #f6b506
  4. #fbcc4e
  5. #fde198

Shades

#f6b506 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f6b506
  2. #dda305
  3. #c59105
  4. #ac7f04
  5. #946d04
  6. #7b5b03
  7. #624802
  8. #4a3602
  9. #312401
  10. #191201
  11. #000000

Tints

#f6b506 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f6b506
  2. #f7bc1f
  3. #f8c438
  4. #f9cb51
  5. #fad36a
  6. #fbda83
  7. #fbe19b
  8. #fce9b4
  9. #fdf0cd
  10. #fef8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f6b506 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f6b506
  2. #eab012
  3. #deaa1e
  4. #d3a52b
  5. #c7a037
  6. #bb9b43
  7. #af954f
  8. #a3905b
  9. #988b68
  10. #8c8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8bc99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc71b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa19a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c014 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaa7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f6b506 {
  color: #f6b506;
}
Background
.bg-f6b506 {
  background-color: #f6b506;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f6b506 {
  border: 2px solid #f6b506;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f6b506;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 181 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 95% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f6b506 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6b506, #bff606);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f6b506 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 181 6 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.66 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.81 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.88 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.20 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.77 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.17 #094af9 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Amber
#f6b506  rgb(246, 181, 6)  hsl(44, 95%, 49%)  Amber
#0647f6  rgb(6, 71, 246)  hsl(224, 95%, 49%)  Majorelle Blue
#06f6b5  rgb(6, 246, 181)  hsl(164, 95%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#b506f6  rgb(181, 6, 246)  hsl(284, 95%, 49%)  Electric Purple