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#F8BF2C

#f8bf2c ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8bf2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 74.9% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.98% magenta, 82.26% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 43.24°, with 93.58% saturation and 57.25% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.574

Complementary

  1. #f8bf2c
  2. #2c65f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8bf2c
  2. #2ccbf8
  3. #592cf8

Analogous

  1. #f8592c
  2. #f8bf2c
  3. #cbf82c

Triadic

  1. #f8bf2c
  2. #2cf8bf
  3. #bf2cf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8bf2c
  2. #65f82c
  3. #2c65f8
  4. #bf2cf8

Square

  1. #f8bf2c
  2. #2cf859
  3. #2c65f8
  4. #f82ccb

Monochromatic

  1. #876204
  2. #d19807
  3. #f8bf2c
  4. #fad576
  5. #fdecc0

Shades

#f8bf2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8bf2c
  2. #dfac28
  3. #c69923
  4. #ae861f
  5. #95731a
  6. #7c6016
  7. #634c12
  8. #4a390d
  9. #322609
  10. #191304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8bf2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8bf2c
  2. #f9c541
  3. #f9cc56
  4. #fad26b
  5. #fbd980
  6. #fcdf96
  7. #fce5ab
  8. #fdecc0
  9. #fef2d5
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8bf2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8bf2c
  2. #ecb934
  3. #e0b23d
  4. #d4ac45
  5. #c8a64e
  6. #bca056
  7. #b0995e
  8. #a49367
  9. #988d6f
  10. #8c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddc4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5bf17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edc832 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8bf2c {
  color: #f8bf2c;
}
Background
.bg-f8bf2c {
  background-color: #f8bf2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8bf2c {
  border: 2px solid #f8bf2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8bf2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 191 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 94% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8bf2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8bf2c, #cbf82c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8bf2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 191 44 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.06 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.11 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.55 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.45 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.85 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.23 #0740d3 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#f8bf2c  rgb(248, 191, 44)  hsl(43, 94%, 57%)  Amber
#2c65f8  rgb(44, 101, 248)  hsl(223, 94%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2cf8bf  rgb(44, 248, 191)  hsl(163, 94%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#bf2cf8  rgb(191, 44, 248)  hsl(283, 94%, 57%)  Electric Purple