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#FAB615

#fab615 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fab615 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 71.37% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.2% magenta, 91.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 42.18°, with 95.82% saturation and 53.14% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5383

Complementary

  1. #fab615
  2. #1559fa

Split complementary

  1. #fab615
  2. #15ccfa
  3. #4315fa

Analogous

  1. #fa4315
  2. #fab615
  3. #ccfa15

Triadic

  1. #fab615
  2. #15fab6
  3. #b615fa

Tetradic

  1. #fab615
  2. #59fa15
  3. #1559fa
  4. #b615fa

Square

  1. #fab615
  2. #15fa43
  3. #1559fa
  4. #fa15cc

Monochromatic

  1. #745202
  2. #be8704
  3. #fab615
  4. #fccd60
  5. #fde5ab

Shades

#fab615 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fab615
  2. #e1a413
  3. #c89211
  4. #af7f0f
  5. #966d0d
  6. #7d5b0b
  7. #644908
  8. #4b3706
  9. #322404
  10. #191202
  11. #000000

Tints

#fab615 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fab615
  2. #fbbd2c
  3. #fbc544
  4. #fccc5b
  5. #fcd373
  6. #fddb8a
  7. #fde2a1
  8. #fee9b9
  9. #fef0d0
  10. #fff8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fab615 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fab615
  2. #eeb120
  3. #e2ab2a
  4. #d5a635
  5. #c9a040
  6. #bd9b4b
  7. #b19655
  8. #a59060
  9. #988b6b
  10. #8c8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbd9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c922 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa29c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc21d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaa7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fab615 {
  color: #fab615;
}
Background
.bg-fab615 {
  background-color: #fab615;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fab615 {
  border: 2px solid #fab615;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fab615;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 182 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fab615 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fab615, #ccfa15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fab615 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 182 21 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.84 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.44 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.69 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.94 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.04 #0549ea Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Amber
#fab615  rgb(250, 182, 21)  hsl(42, 96%, 53%)  Amber
#1559fa  rgb(21, 89, 250)  hsl(222, 96%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#15fab6  rgb(21, 250, 182)  hsl(162, 96%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#b615fa  rgb(182, 21, 250)  hsl(282, 96%, 53%)  Electric Purple