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#FFBB22

#ffbb22 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbb22 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 86.67% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 100% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5692

Complementary

  1. #ffbb22
  2. #2266ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbb22
  2. #22d4ff
  3. #4d22ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4d22
  2. #ffbb22
  3. #d4ff22

Triadic

  1. #ffbb22
  2. #22ffbb
  3. #bb22ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbb22
  2. #66ff22
  3. #2266ff
  4. #bb22ff

Square

  1. #ffbb22
  2. #22ff4d
  3. #2266ff
  4. #ff22d4

Monochromatic

  1. #885e00
  2. #d59300
  3. #ffbb22
  4. #ffd36f
  5. #ffeabb

Shades

#ffbb22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbb22
  2. #e6a81f
  3. #cc961b
  4. #b38318
  5. #997014
  6. #805e11
  7. #664b0e
  8. #4d380a
  9. #332507
  10. #1a1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbb22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbb22
  2. #ffc238
  3. #ffc94e
  4. #ffcf64
  5. #ffd67a
  6. #ffdd91
  7. #ffe4a7
  8. #ffebbd
  9. #fff1d3
  10. #fff8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbb22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbb22
  2. #f2b52b
  3. #e6af35
  4. #d9a93e
  5. #cca348
  6. #c09e51
  7. #b3985a
  8. #a69264
  9. #998c6d
  10. #8d8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa7a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c628 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaf81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbb22 {
  color: #ffbb22;
}
Background
.bg-ffbb22 {
  background-color: #ffbb22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbb22 {
  border: 2px solid #ffbb22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbb22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 187 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbb22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbb22, #d4ff22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbb22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 187 34 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.30 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.73 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.78 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.27 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.68 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.96 #0044dd Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbb22  rgb(255, 187, 34)  hsl(42, 100%, 57%)  Amber
#2266ff  rgb(34, 102, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#22ffbb  rgb(34, 255, 187)  hsl(162, 100%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#bb22ff  rgb(187, 34, 255)  hsl(282, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple