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#FFBB2A

#ffbb2a ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbb2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 40.85°, with 100% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5697

Complementary

  1. #ffbb2a
  2. #2a6eff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbb2a
  2. #2ad8ff
  3. #512aff

Analogous

  1. #ff512a
  2. #ffbb2a
  3. #d8ff2a

Triadic

  1. #ffbb2a
  2. #2affbb
  3. #bb2aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbb2a
  2. #6eff2a
  3. #2a6eff
  4. #bb2aff

Square

  1. #ffbb2a
  2. #2aff51
  3. #2a6eff
  4. #ff2ad8

Monochromatic

  1. #906200
  2. #dd9600
  3. #ffbb2a
  4. #ffd377
  5. #ffecc3

Shades

#ffbb2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbb2a
  2. #e6a826
  3. #cc9622
  4. #b3831d
  5. #997019
  6. #805e15
  7. #664b11
  8. #4d380d
  9. #332508
  10. #1a1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbb2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbb2a
  2. #ffc23f
  3. #ffc955
  4. #ffcf6a
  5. #ffd67f
  6. #ffdd95
  7. #ffe4aa
  8. #ffebbf
  9. #fff1d4
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbb2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbb2a
  2. #f2b533
  3. #e6af3b
  4. #d9a944
  5. #cca34c
  6. #c09e55
  7. #b3985e
  8. #a69266
  9. #998c6f
  10. #8d8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c2a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa7a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7bc14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c72f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaf82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbb2a {
  color: #ffbb2a;
}
Background
.bg-ffbb2a {
  background-color: #ffbb2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbb2a {
  border: 2px solid #ffbb2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbb2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 187 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbb2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbb2a, #d8ff2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbb2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 187 42 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.77 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.12 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.19 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.47 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.67 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.86 #0044d5 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbb2a  rgb(255, 187, 42)  hsl(41, 100%, 58%)  Amber
#2a6eff  rgb(42, 110, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#2affbb  rgb(42, 255, 187)  hsl(161, 100%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#bb2aff  rgb(187, 42, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple