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#F9BC02

#f9bc02 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f9bc02 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 73.73% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.5% magenta, 99.2% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 45.18°, 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.09.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5611

Complementary

  1. #f9bc02
  2. #023ff9

Split complementary

  1. #f9bc02
  2. #02bbf9
  3. #4002f9

Analogous

  1. #f94002
  2. #f9bc02
  3. #bbf902

Triadic

  1. #f9bc02
  2. #02f9bc
  3. #bc02f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9bc02
  2. #3ff902
  3. #023ff9
  4. #bc02f9

Square

  1. #f9bc02
  2. #02f940
  3. #023ff9
  4. #f902bb

Monochromatic

  1. #614901
  2. #ad8301
  3. #f9bc02
  4. #fed14a
  5. #fee496

Shades

#f9bc02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9bc02
  2. #e0a902
  3. #c79602
  4. #ae8401
  5. #957101
  6. #7d5e01
  7. #644b01
  8. #4b3801
  9. #322600
  10. #191300
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9bc02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9bc02
  2. #fac31b
  3. #fac935
  4. #fbd04e
  5. #fbd767
  6. #fcde81
  7. #fde49a
  8. #fdebb3
  9. #fef2cc
  10. #fef8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9bc02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9bc02
  2. #edb60f
  3. #e1b01b
  4. #d5aa28
  5. #c9a434
  6. #bd9e41
  7. #b0984e
  8. #a4925a
  9. #988c67
  10. #8c8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cc1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edc614 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9bc02 {
  color: #f9bc02;
}
Background
.bg-f9bc02 {
  background-color: #f9bc02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9bc02 {
  border: 2px solid #f9bc02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9bc02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 188 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9bc02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9bc02, #bbf902);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9bc02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 188 2 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.09 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.70 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.01 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.53 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.78 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.66 #0643fd Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Amber
#f9bc02  rgb(249, 188, 2)  hsl(45, 98%, 49%)  Amber
#023ff9  rgb(2, 63, 249)  hsl(225, 98%, 49%)  Han Purple
#02f9bc  rgb(2, 249, 188)  hsl(165, 98%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#bc02f9  rgb(188, 2, 249)  hsl(285, 98%, 49%)  Electric Purple