ColorTool
Log in
#FFBB01

#ffbb01 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ffbb01 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 73.33% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 99.61% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 43.94°, with 100% saturation and 50.2% 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ffcc00
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.568

Complementary

  1. #ffbb01
  2. #0145ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbb01
  2. #01c4ff
  3. #3c01ff

Analogous

  1. #ff3c01
  2. #ffbb01
  3. #c4ff01

Triadic

  1. #ffbb01
  2. #01ffbb
  3. #bb01ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbb01
  2. #45ff01
  3. #0145ff
  4. #bb01ff

Square

  1. #ffbb01
  2. #01ff3c
  3. #0145ff
  4. #ff01c4

Monochromatic

  1. #674b00
  2. #b48300
  3. #ffbb01
  4. #ffcf4e
  5. #ffe49a

Shades

#ffbb01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbb01
  2. #e6a801
  3. #cc9601
  4. #b38301
  5. #997001
  6. #805e01
  7. #664b00
  8. #4d3800
  9. #332500
  10. #1a1300
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbb01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbb01
  2. #ffc21a
  3. #ffc934
  4. #ffcf4d
  5. #ffd667
  6. #ffdd80
  7. #ffe499
  8. #ffebb3
  9. #fff1cc
  10. #fff8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbb01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbb01
  2. #f2b50e
  3. #e6af1a
  4. #d9a927
  5. #cca334
  6. #c09e41
  7. #b3984d
  8. #a6925a
  9. #998c67
  10. #8d8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa79f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1c612 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaf7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ffbb01 {
  color: #ffbb01;
}
Background
.bg-ffbb01 {
  background-color: #ffbb01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbb01 {
  border: 2px solid #ffbb01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbb01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 187 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbb01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbb01, #c4ff01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbb01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 187 1 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.42 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.03 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.05 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.02 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.35 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.89 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.09 #0044fe Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbb01  rgb(255, 187, 1)  hsl(44, 100%, 50%)  Amber
#0145ff  rgb(1, 69, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 50%)  Majorelle Blue
#01ffbb  rgb(1, 255, 187)  hsl(164, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#bb01ff  rgb(187, 1, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 50%)  Electric Purple