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#FBB40C

#fbb40c ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbb40c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 70.59% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.29% magenta, 95.22% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.18°, with 96.76% saturation and 51.57% 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5318

Complementary

  1. #fbb40c
  2. #0c53fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb40c
  2. #0ccafb
  3. #3d0cfb

Analogous

  1. #fb3d0c
  2. #fbb40c
  3. #cafb0c

Triadic

  1. #fbb40c
  2. #0cfbb4
  3. #b40cfb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb40c
  2. #53fb0c
  3. #0c53fb
  4. #b40cfb

Square

  1. #fbb40c
  2. #0cfb3d
  3. #0c53fb
  4. #fb0cca

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4d02
  2. #b78203
  3. #fbb40c
  4. #fccb57
  5. #fde2a3

Shades

#fbb40c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb40c
  2. #e2a20b
  3. #c9900a
  4. #b07e08
  5. #976c07
  6. #7e5a06
  7. #644805
  8. #4b3604
  9. #322402
  10. #191201
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb40c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb40c
  2. #fbbc24
  3. #fcc33d
  4. #fccb55
  5. #fdd26d
  6. #fdda86
  7. #fde19e
  8. #fee9b6
  9. #fef0ce
  10. #fff8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb40c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb40c
  2. #efaf18
  3. #e2aa23
  4. #d6a42f
  5. #ca9f3a
  6. #be9a46
  7. #b19552
  8. #a5905d
  9. #998a69
  10. #8c8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbc99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c81c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc017 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa87a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb40c {
  color: #fbb40c;
}
Background
.bg-fbb40c {
  background-color: #fbb40c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb40c {
  border: 2px solid #fbb40c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb40c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 180 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb40c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb40c, #cafb0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb40c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 180 12 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.47 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.96 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.05 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.57 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.58 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.07 #044bf3 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Amber
#fbb40c  rgb(251, 180, 12)  hsl(42, 97%, 52%)  Amber
#0c53fb  rgb(12, 83, 251)  hsl(222, 97%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0cfbb4  rgb(12, 251, 180)  hsl(162, 97%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#b40cfb  rgb(180, 12, 251)  hsl(282, 97%, 52%)  Electric Purple