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#FAB511

#fab511 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fab511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 70.98% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.6% magenta, 93.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 42.23°, with 95.88% saturation and 52.35% 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5341

Complementary

  1. #fab511
  2. #1156fa

Split complementary

  1. #fab511
  2. #11cbfa
  3. #4011fa

Analogous

  1. #fa4011
  2. #fab511
  3. #cbfa11

Triadic

  1. #fab511
  2. #11fab5
  3. #b511fa

Tetradic

  1. #fab511
  2. #56fa11
  3. #1156fa
  4. #b511fa

Square

  1. #fab511
  2. #11fa40
  3. #1156fa
  4. #fa11cb

Monochromatic

  1. #704f02
  2. #bb8404
  3. #fab511
  4. #fccc5c
  5. #fde4a7

Shades

#fab511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fab511
  2. #e1a30f
  3. #c8910e
  4. #af7f0c
  5. #966d0a
  6. #7d5b09
  7. #644807
  8. #4b3605
  9. #322403
  10. #191202
  11. #000000

Tints

#fab511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fab511
  2. #fbbc29
  3. #fbc441
  4. #fccb58
  5. #fcd370
  6. #fdda88
  7. #fde1a0
  8. #fee9b8
  9. #fef0cf
  10. #fff8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fab511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fab511
  2. #eeb01c
  3. #e2aa27
  4. #d5a532
  5. #c9a03d
  6. #bd9b49
  7. #b19554
  8. #a5905f
  9. #988b6a
  10. #8c8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dabc9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c81f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa19b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc11a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa97b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fab511 {
  color: #fab511;
}
Background
.bg-fab511 {
  background-color: #fab511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fab511 {
  border: 2px solid #fab511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fab511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 181 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fab511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fab511, #cbfa11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fab511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 181 17 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.10 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.52 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.82 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.83 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.99 #054aee Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Amber
#fab511  rgb(250, 181, 17)  hsl(42, 96%, 52%)  Amber
#1156fa  rgb(17, 86, 250)  hsl(222, 96%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#11fab5  rgb(17, 250, 181)  hsl(162, 96%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#b511fa  rgb(181, 17, 250)  hsl(282, 96%, 52%)  Electric Purple