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#FBB601

#fbb601 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbb601 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 71.37% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.49% magenta, 99.6% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 43.44°, with 99.21% saturation and 49.41% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5397

Complementary

  1. #fbb601
  2. #0146fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb601
  2. #01c3fb
  3. #3901fb

Analogous

  1. #fb3901
  2. #fbb601
  3. #c3fb01

Triadic

  1. #fbb601
  2. #01fbb6
  3. #b601fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb601
  2. #46fb01
  3. #0146fb
  4. #b601fb

Square

  1. #fbb601
  2. #01fb39
  3. #0146fb
  4. #fb01c3

Monochromatic

  1. #634700
  2. #af7f01
  3. #fbb601
  4. #fecd4a
  5. #ffe296

Shades

#fbb601 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb601
  2. #e2a401
  3. #c99201
  4. #b07f01
  5. #976d01
  6. #7e5b01
  7. #644900
  8. #4b3700
  9. #322400
  10. #191200
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb601 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb601
  2. #fbbd1a
  3. #fcc534
  4. #fccc4d
  5. #fdd367
  6. #fddb80
  7. #fde299
  8. #fee9b3
  9. #fef0cc
  10. #fff8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb601 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb601
  2. #efb10e
  3. #e2ab1a
  4. #d6a627
  5. #caa034
  6. #be9b41
  7. #b1964d
  8. #a5905a
  9. #998b67
  10. #8c8573
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbd9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2c918 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa29b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecc211 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaa7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb601 {
  color: #fbb601;
}
Background
.bg-fbb601 {
  background-color: #fbb601;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb601 {
  border: 2px solid #fbb601;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb601;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 182 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 99% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb601 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb601, #c3fb01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb601 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 182 1 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.62 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.09 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.21 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.74 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.76 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.32 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.35 #0449fe Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Amber
#fbb601  rgb(251, 182, 1)  hsl(43, 99%, 49%)  Amber
#0146fb  rgb(1, 70, 251)  hsl(223, 99%, 49%)  Majorelle Blue
#01fbb6  rgb(1, 251, 182)  hsl(163, 99%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#b601fb  rgb(182, 1, 251)  hsl(283, 99%, 49%)  Electric Purple