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#F9B700

#f9b700 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f9b700 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 71.76% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.51% magenta, 100% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 44.1°, with 100% saturation and 48.82% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5401

Complementary

  1. #f9b700
  2. #0042f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9b700
  2. #00bef9
  3. #3b00f9

Analogous

  1. #f93b00
  2. #f9b700
  3. #bef900

Triadic

  1. #f9b700
  2. #00f9b7
  3. #b700f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9b700
  2. #42f900
  3. #0042f9
  4. #b700f9

Square

  1. #f9b700
  2. #00f93b
  3. #0042f9
  4. #f900be

Monochromatic

  1. #604700
  2. #ac7f00
  3. #f9b700
  4. #ffce46
  5. #ffe293

Shades

#f9b700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9b700
  2. #e0a500
  3. #c79200
  4. #ae8000
  5. #956e00
  6. #7d5c00
  7. #644900
  8. #4b3700
  9. #322500
  10. #191200
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9b700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9b700
  2. #fabe1a
  3. #fac533
  4. #fbcd4d
  5. #fbd466
  6. #fcdb80
  7. #fde299
  8. #fde9b3
  9. #fef1cc
  10. #fef8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9b700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9b700
  2. #edb20d
  3. #e1ac1a
  4. #d5a726
  5. #c9a133
  6. #bd9c40
  7. #b0964d
  8. #a4915a
  9. #988b66
  10. #8c8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dabe9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c918 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa39c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc211 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffab7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9b700 {
  color: #f9b700;
}
Background
.bg-f9b700 {
  background-color: #f9b700;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9b700 {
  border: 2px solid #f9b700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9b700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 183 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9b700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9b700, #bef900);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9b700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 183 0 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.12 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.42 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.61 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.20 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.39 #0648ff Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Amber
#f9b700  rgb(249, 183, 0)  hsl(44, 100%, 49%)  Amber
#0042f9  rgb(0, 66, 249)  hsl(224, 100%, 49%)  Majorelle Blue
#00f9b7  rgb(0, 249, 183)  hsl(164, 100%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#b700f9  rgb(183, 0, 249)  hsl(284, 100%, 49%)  Electric Purple