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#FFB520

#ffb520 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffb520 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 70.98% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 87.45% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 40.09°, with 100% saturation and 56.27% 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 11.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5441

Complementary

  1. #ffb520
  2. #206aff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb520
  2. #20d9ff
  3. #4520ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4520
  2. #ffb520
  3. #d9ff20

Triadic

  1. #ffb520
  2. #20ffb5
  3. #b520ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb520
  2. #6aff20
  3. #206aff
  4. #b520ff

Square

  1. #ffb520
  2. #20ff45
  3. #206aff
  4. #ff20d9

Monochromatic

  1. #865a00
  2. #d28d00
  3. #ffb520
  4. #ffce6c
  5. #ffe8b9

Shades

#ffb520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb520
  2. #e6a31d
  3. #cc911a
  4. #b37f16
  5. #996d13
  6. #805b10
  7. #66480d
  8. #4d360a
  9. #332406
  10. #1a1203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb520
  2. #ffbc36
  3. #ffc44d
  4. #ffcb63
  5. #ffd379
  6. #ffda90
  7. #ffe1a6
  8. #ffe9bc
  9. #fff0d2
  10. #fff8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb520
  2. #f2b02a
  3. #e6aa33
  4. #d9a53d
  5. #cca046
  6. #c09b50
  7. #b3955a
  8. #a69063
  9. #998b6d
  10. #8d8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbd9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa09b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eec226 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa97c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb520 {
  color: #ffb520;
}
Background
.bg-ffb520 {
  background-color: #ffb520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb520 {
  border: 2px solid #ffb520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 181 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb520, #d9ff20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 181 32 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.30 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.38 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.09 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.41 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.84 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.85 #004adf Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffb520  rgb(255, 181, 32)  hsl(40, 100%, 56%)  Amber
#206aff  rgb(32, 106, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#20ffb5  rgb(32, 255, 181)  hsl(160, 100%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#b520ff  rgb(181, 32, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple