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#FFB72A

#ffb72a ≈ Amber

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffb72a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 71.76% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 39.72°, with 100% saturation and 58.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5529

Complementary

  1. #ffb72a
  2. #2a72ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb72a
  2. #2adcff
  3. #4d2aff

Analogous

  1. #ff4d2a
  2. #ffb72a
  3. #dcff2a

Triadic

  1. #ffb72a
  2. #2affb7
  3. #b72aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb72a
  2. #72ff2a
  3. #2a72ff
  4. #b72aff

Square

  1. #ffb72a
  2. #2aff4d
  3. #2a72ff
  4. #ff2adc

Monochromatic

  1. #905f00
  2. #dd9200
  3. #ffb72a
  4. #ffd177
  5. #ffebc3

Shades

#ffb72a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb72a
  2. #e6a526
  3. #cc9222
  4. #b3801d
  5. #996e19
  6. #805c15
  7. #664911
  8. #4d370d
  9. #332508
  10. #1a1204
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb72a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb72a
  2. #ffbe3f
  3. #ffc555
  4. #ffcd6a
  5. #ffd47f
  6. #ffdb95
  7. #ffe2aa
  8. #ffe9bf
  9. #fff1d4
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb72a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb72a
  2. #f2b233
  3. #e6ac3b
  4. #d9a744
  5. #cca14c
  6. #c09c55
  7. #b3965e
  8. #a69166
  9. #998b6f
  10. #8d8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #debf9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa39d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6b916 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc42e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffab7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb72a {
  color: #ffb72a;
}
Background
.bg-ffb72a {
  background-color: #ffb72a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb72a {
  border: 2px solid #ffb72a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb72a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 183 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb72a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb72a, #dcff2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb72a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 183 42 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.12 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.24 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.42 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.54 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.57 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.61 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.69 #0048d5 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffb72a  rgb(255, 183, 42)  hsl(40, 100%, 58%)  Amber
#2a72ff  rgb(42, 114, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#2affb7  rgb(42, 255, 183)  hsl(160, 100%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#b72aff  rgb(183, 42, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple