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#F9BE2C

#f9be2c ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f9be2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 74.51% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.69% magenta, 82.33% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 42.73°, with 94.47% saturation and 57.45% 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 12.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5715

Complementary

  1. #f9be2c
  2. #2c67f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9be2c
  2. #2ccef9
  3. #572cf9

Analogous

  1. #f9572c
  2. #f9be2c
  3. #cef92c

Triadic

  1. #f9be2c
  2. #2cf9be
  3. #be2cf9

Tetradic

  1. #f9be2c
  2. #67f92c
  3. #2c67f9
  4. #be2cf9

Square

  1. #f9be2c
  2. #2cf957
  3. #2c67f9
  4. #f92cce

Monochromatic

  1. #886204
  2. #d39806
  3. #f9be2c
  4. #fbd576
  5. #fdecc1

Shades

#f9be2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9be2c
  2. #e0ab28
  3. #c79823
  4. #ae851f
  5. #95721a
  6. #7d5f16
  7. #644c12
  8. #4b390d
  9. #322609
  10. #191304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9be2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9be2c
  2. #fac541
  3. #facb56
  4. #fbd26b
  5. #fbd880
  6. #fcdf96
  7. #fde5ab
  8. #fdecc0
  9. #fef2d5
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9be2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9be2c
  2. #edb834
  3. #e1b23d
  4. #d5ab45
  5. #c9a54e
  6. #bd9f56
  7. #b0995e
  8. #a49367
  9. #988c6f
  10. #8c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddc3a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6be18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edc731 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9be2c {
  color: #f9be2c;
}
Background
.bg-f9be2c {
  background-color: #f9be2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9be2c {
  border: 2px solid #f9be2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9be2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 190 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 94% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9be2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9be2c, #cef92c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9be2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 190 44 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.94 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.42 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.12 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.90 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.05 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.79 #0641d3 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#f9be2c  rgb(249, 190, 44)  hsl(43, 94%, 57%)  Amber
#2c67f9  rgb(44, 103, 249)  hsl(223, 94%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2cf9be  rgb(44, 249, 190)  hsl(163, 94%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#be2cf9  rgb(190, 44, 249)  hsl(283, 94%, 57%)  Electric Purple