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#F9BB02

#f9bb02 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f9bb02 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 73.33% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.9% magenta, 99.2% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 44.94°, with 98.41% saturation and 49.22% 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 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5568

Complementary

  1. #f9bb02
  2. #0240f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9bb02
  2. #02bcf9
  3. #4002f9

Analogous

  1. #f94002
  2. #f9bb02
  3. #bcf902

Triadic

  1. #f9bb02
  2. #02f9bb
  3. #bb02f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9bb02
  2. #40f902
  3. #0240f9
  4. #bb02f9

Square

  1. #f9bb02
  2. #02f940
  3. #0240f9
  4. #f902bc

Monochromatic

  1. #614901
  2. #ad8201
  3. #f9bb02
  4. #fed04a
  5. #fee496

Shades

#f9bb02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9bb02
  2. #e0a802
  3. #c79602
  4. #ae8301
  5. #957001
  6. #7d5e01
  7. #644b01
  8. #4b3801
  9. #322500
  10. #191300
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9bb02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9bb02
  2. #fac21b
  3. #fac935
  4. #fbcf4e
  5. #fbd667
  6. #fcdd81
  7. #fde49a
  8. #fdebb3
  9. #fef1cc
  10. #fef8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9bb02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9bb02
  2. #edb50f
  3. #e1af1b
  4. #d5a928
  5. #c9a334
  6. #bd9e41
  7. #b0984e
  8. #a4925a
  9. #988c67
  10. #8c8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cb1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa79f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edc513 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb07e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9bb02 {
  color: #f9bb02;
}
Background
.bg-f9bb02 {
  background-color: #f9bb02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9bb02 {
  border: 2px solid #f9bb02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9bb02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 187 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9bb02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9bb02, #bcf902);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9bb02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 187 2 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.16 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.04 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.31 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.82 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.82 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.01 #0644fd Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Amber
#f9bb02  rgb(249, 187, 2)  hsl(45, 98%, 49%)  Amber
#0240f9  rgb(2, 64, 249)  hsl(225, 98%, 49%)  Majorelle Blue
#02f9bb  rgb(2, 249, 187)  hsl(165, 98%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#bb02f9  rgb(187, 2, 249)  hsl(285, 98%, 49%)  Electric Purple