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#FBB218

#fbb218 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbb218 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 69.8% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.08% magenta, 90.44% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 40.7°, with 96.6% saturation and 53.92% 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 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.5242

Complementary

  1. #fbb218
  2. #1861fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb218
  2. #18d3fb
  3. #4018fb

Analogous

  1. #fb4018
  2. #fbb218
  3. #d3fb18

Triadic

  1. #fbb218
  2. #18fbb2
  3. #b218fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb218
  2. #61fb18
  3. #1861fb
  4. #b218fb

Square

  1. #fbb218
  2. #18fb40
  3. #1861fb
  4. #fb18d3

Monochromatic

  1. #785202
  2. #c38503
  3. #fbb218
  4. #fccb63
  5. #fee4ae

Shades

#fbb218 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb218
  2. #e2a016
  3. #c98e13
  4. #b07d11
  5. #976b0e
  6. #7e590c
  7. #64470a
  8. #4b3507
  9. #322405
  10. #191202
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb218 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb218
  2. #fbba2f
  3. #fcc146
  4. #fcc95d
  5. #fdd174
  6. #fdd98c
  7. #fde0a3
  8. #fee8ba
  9. #fef0d1
  10. #fff7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb218 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb218
  2. #efad22
  3. #e2a82d
  4. #d6a337
  5. #ca9e42
  6. #be994c
  7. #b19456
  8. #a58f61
  9. #998a6b
  10. #8c8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daba99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc723 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebbf1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa679 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb218 {
  color: #fbb218;
}
Background
.bg-fbb218 {
  background-color: #fbb218;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb218 {
  border: 2px solid #fbb218;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb218;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 178 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb218 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb218, #d3fb18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb218 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 178 24 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.47 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.66 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.77 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.90 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.56 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.96 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.03 #044de7 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Amber
#fbb218  rgb(251, 178, 24)  hsl(41, 97%, 54%)  Amber
#1861fb  rgb(24, 97, 251)  hsl(221, 97%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#18fbb2  rgb(24, 251, 178)  hsl(161, 97%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#b218fb  rgb(178, 24, 251)  hsl(281, 97%, 54%)  Electric Purple