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#F8BF2E

#f8bf2e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8bf2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.98% magenta, 81.45% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 43.07°, with 93.52% saturation and 57.65% 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 2.15.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5742

Complementary

  1. #f8bf2e
  2. #2e67f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8bf2e
  2. #2eccf8
  3. #5a2ef8

Analogous

  1. #f85a2e
  2. #f8bf2e
  3. #ccf82e

Triadic

  1. #f8bf2e
  2. #2ef8bf
  3. #bf2ef8

Tetradic

  1. #f8bf2e
  2. #67f82e
  3. #2e67f8
  4. #bf2ef8

Square

  1. #f8bf2e
  2. #2ef85a
  3. #2e67f8
  4. #f82ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #886305
  2. #d29907
  3. #f8bf2e
  4. #fad678
  5. #fdecc2

Shades

#f8bf2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8bf2e
  2. #dfac29
  3. #c69925
  4. #ae8620
  5. #95731c
  6. #7c6017
  7. #634c12
  8. #4a390e
  9. #322609
  10. #191305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8bf2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8bf2e
  2. #f9c543
  3. #f9cc58
  4. #fad26d
  5. #fbd982
  6. #fcdf97
  7. #fce5ab
  8. #fdecc0
  9. #fef2d5
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8bf2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8bf2e
  2. #ecb936
  3. #e0b23e
  4. #d4ac47
  5. #c8a64f
  6. #bca057
  7. #b0995f
  8. #a49367
  9. #988d70
  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 #e5ce37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5bf1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edc833 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8bf2e {
  color: #f8bf2e;
}
Background
.bg-f8bf2e {
  background-color: #f8bf2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8bf2e {
  border: 2px solid #f8bf2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8bf2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 191 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 94% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8bf2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8bf2e, #ccf82e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8bf2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 191 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.15 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.34 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.60 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.50 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.81 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.32 #0740d1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#f8bf2e  rgb(248, 191, 46)  hsl(43, 94%, 58%)  Amber
#2e67f8  rgb(46, 103, 248)  hsl(223, 94%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2ef8bf  rgb(46, 248, 191)  hsl(163, 94%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#bf2ef8  rgb(191, 46, 248)  hsl(283, 94%, 58%)  Electric Purple