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#F6BB37

#f6bb37 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f6bb37 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 73.33% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.98% magenta, 77.64% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 41.47°, with 91.39% 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 12.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5541

Complementary

  1. #f6bb37
  2. #3772f6

Split complementary

  1. #f6bb37
  2. #37d1f6
  3. #5c37f6

Analogous

  1. #f65c37
  2. #f6bb37
  3. #d1f637

Triadic

  1. #f6bb37
  2. #37f6bb
  3. #bb37f6

Tetradic

  1. #f6bb37
  2. #72f637
  3. #3772f6
  4. #bb37f6

Square

  1. #f6bb37
  2. #37f65c
  3. #3772f6
  4. #f637d1

Monochromatic

  1. #8e6406
  2. #d7970a
  3. #f6bb37
  4. #f9d480
  5. #fdedc9

Shades

#f6bb37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f6bb37
  2. #dda832
  3. #c5962c
  4. #ac8327
  5. #947021
  6. #7b5e1c
  7. #624b16
  8. #4a3811
  9. #31250b
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#f6bb37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f6bb37
  2. #f7c24b
  3. #f8c95f
  4. #f9cf73
  5. #fad687
  6. #fbdd9b
  7. #fbe4af
  8. #fcebc3
  9. #fdf1d7
  10. #fef8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f6bb37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f6bb37
  2. #eab53e
  3. #deaf46
  4. #d3a94d
  5. #c7a354
  6. #bb9e5c
  7. #af9863
  8. #a3926a
  9. #988c71
  10. #8c8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac19f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bb2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac53b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f6bb37 {
  color: #f6bb37;
}
Background
.bg-f6bb37 {
  background-color: #f6bb37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f6bb37 {
  border: 2px solid #f6bb37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f6bb37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 187 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 91% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f6bb37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6bb37, #d1f637);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f6bb37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 187 55 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.61 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.83 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.91 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.04 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.04 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.21 #0944c8 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Amber
#f6bb37  rgb(246, 187, 55)  hsl(41, 91%, 59%)  Amber
#3772f6  rgb(55, 114, 246)  hsl(221, 91%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#37f6bb  rgb(55, 246, 187)  hsl(161, 91%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#bb37f6  rgb(187, 55, 246)  hsl(281, 91%, 59%)  Electric Purple