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#FBBF38

#fbbf38 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbbf38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 74.9% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.9% magenta, 77.69% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 96.06% saturation and 60.2% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5806

Complementary

  1. #fbbf38
  2. #3874fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbbf38
  2. #38d5fb
  3. #5e38fb

Analogous

  1. #fb5e38
  2. #fbbf38
  3. #d5fb38

Triadic

  1. #fbbf38
  2. #38fbbf
  3. #bf38fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbbf38
  2. #74fb38
  3. #3874fb
  4. #bf38fb

Square

  1. #fbbf38
  2. #38fb5e
  3. #3874fb
  4. #fb38d5

Monochromatic

  1. #976903
  2. #e29e05
  3. #fbbf38
  4. #fdd783
  5. #feefce

Shades

#fbbf38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbbf38
  2. #e2ac32
  3. #c9992d
  4. #b08627
  5. #977322
  6. #7e601c
  7. #644c16
  8. #4b3911
  9. #32260b
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbbf38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbbf38
  2. #fbc54c
  3. #fccc60
  4. #fcd274
  5. #fdd988
  6. #fddf9c
  7. #fde5af
  8. #feecc3
  9. #fef2d7
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbbf38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbbf38
  2. #efb93f
  3. #e2b246
  4. #d6ac4e
  5. #caa655
  6. #bea05c
  7. #b19963
  8. #a5936a
  9. #998d72
  10. #8c8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7bf2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc93c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbbf38 {
  color: #fbbf38;
}
Background
.bg-fbbf38 {
  background-color: #fbbf38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbbf38 {
  border: 2px solid #fbbf38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbbf38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 191 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbbf38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbbf38, #d5fb38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbbf38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 191 56 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.63 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.24 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.30 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.73 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.31 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.49 #0440c7 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#fbbf38  rgb(251, 191, 56)  hsl(42, 96%, 60%)  Amber
#3874fb  rgb(56, 116, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#38fbbf  rgb(56, 251, 191)  hsl(162, 96%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#bf38fb  rgb(191, 56, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 60%)  Electric Purple