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#F8BB08

#f8bb08 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8bb08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 73.33% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.6% magenta, 96.77% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 44.75°, with 94.49% saturation and 50.2% 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 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5551

Complementary

  1. #f8bb08
  2. #0845f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8bb08
  2. #08bdf8
  3. #4308f8

Analogous

  1. #f84308
  2. #f8bb08
  3. #bdf808

Triadic

  1. #f8bb08
  2. #08f8bb
  3. #bb08f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8bb08
  2. #45f808
  3. #0845f8
  4. #bb08f8

Square

  1. #f8bb08
  2. #08f843
  3. #0845f8
  4. #f808bd

Monochromatic

  1. #644b03
  2. #af8305
  3. #f8bb08
  4. #facf52
  5. #fce49d

Shades

#f8bb08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8bb08
  2. #dfa807
  3. #c69606
  4. #ae8306
  5. #957005
  6. #7c5e04
  7. #634b03
  8. #4a3802
  9. #322502
  10. #191301
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8bb08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8bb08
  2. #f9c221
  3. #f9c939
  4. #facf52
  5. #fbd66b
  6. #fcdd84
  7. #fce49c
  8. #fdebb5
  9. #fef1ce
  10. #fef8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8bb08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8bb08
  2. #ecb514
  3. #e0af20
  4. #d4a92c
  5. #c8a338
  6. #bc9e44
  7. #b09850
  8. #a4925c
  9. #988c68
  10. #8c8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbc19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa89f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecc517 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb07e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8bb08 {
  color: #f8bb08;
}
Background
.bg-f8bb08 {
  background-color: #f8bb08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8bb08 {
  border: 2px solid #f8bb08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8bb08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 187 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 94% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8bb08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8bb08, #bdf808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8bb08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 187 8 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.31 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.00 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.30 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.63 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.59 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.86 #0744f7 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Amber
#f8bb08  rgb(248, 187, 8)  hsl(45, 94%, 50%)  Amber
#0845f8  rgb(8, 69, 248)  hsl(225, 94%, 50%)  Majorelle Blue
#08f8bb  rgb(8, 248, 187)  hsl(165, 94%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#bb08f8  rgb(187, 8, 248)  hsl(285, 94%, 50%)  Electric Purple