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#FBB50E

#fbb50e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbb50e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 70.98% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.89% magenta, 94.42% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.28°, with 96.73% saturation and 51.96% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5359

Complementary

  1. #fbb50e
  2. #0e54fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb50e
  2. #0ecafb
  3. #3f0efb

Analogous

  1. #fb3f0e
  2. #fbb50e
  3. #cafb0e

Triadic

  1. #fbb50e
  2. #0efbb5
  3. #b50efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb50e
  2. #54fb0e
  3. #0e54fb
  4. #b50efb

Square

  1. #fbb50e
  2. #0efb3f
  3. #0e54fb
  4. #fb0eca

Monochromatic

  1. #6e4e02
  2. #b98403
  3. #fbb50e
  4. #fccc59
  5. #fde3a5

Shades

#fbb50e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb50e
  2. #e2a30d
  3. #c9910b
  4. #b07f0a
  5. #976d08
  6. #7e5b07
  7. #644806
  8. #4b3604
  9. #322403
  10. #191201
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb50e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb50e
  2. #fbbc26
  3. #fcc43e
  4. #fccb56
  5. #fdd36e
  6. #fdda87
  7. #fde19f
  8. #fee9b7
  9. #fef0cf
  10. #fff8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb50e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb50e
  2. #efb019
  3. #e2aa25
  4. #d6a530
  5. #caa03c
  6. #be9b47
  7. #b19552
  8. #a5905e
  9. #998b69
  10. #8c8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbd9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c91e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa19a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecc118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa97b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb50e {
  color: #fbb50e;
}
Background
.bg-fbb50e {
  background-color: #fbb50e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb50e {
  border: 2px solid #fbb50e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb50e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 181 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb50e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb50e, #cafb0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb50e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 181 14 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.15 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.63 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.73 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.77 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.87 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.16 #044af1 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Amber
#fbb50e  rgb(251, 181, 14)  hsl(42, 97%, 52%)  Amber
#0e54fb  rgb(14, 84, 251)  hsl(222, 97%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0efbb5  rgb(14, 251, 181)  hsl(162, 97%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#b50efb  rgb(181, 14, 251)  hsl(282, 97%, 52%)  Electric Purple