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#FFBB2D

#ffbb2d ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbb2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 40.57°, with 100% saturation and 58.82% 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 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5699

Complementary

  1. #ffbb2d
  2. #2d71ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbb2d
  2. #2ddaff
  3. #522dff

Analogous

  1. #ff522d
  2. #ffbb2d
  3. #daff2d

Triadic

  1. #ffbb2d
  2. #2dffbb
  3. #bb2dff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbb2d
  2. #71ff2d
  3. #2d71ff
  4. #bb2dff

Square

  1. #ffbb2d
  2. #2dff52
  3. #2d71ff
  4. #ff2dda

Monochromatic

  1. #936300
  2. #df9700
  3. #ffbb2d
  4. #ffd479
  5. #ffedc6

Shades

#ffbb2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbb2d
  2. #e6a829
  3. #cc9624
  4. #b38320
  5. #99701b
  6. #805e17
  7. #664b12
  8. #4d380e
  9. #332509
  10. #1a1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbb2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbb2d
  2. #ffc242
  3. #ffc957
  4. #ffcf6c
  5. #ffd681
  6. #ffdd96
  7. #ffe4ab
  8. #ffebc0
  9. #fff1d5
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbb2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbb2d
  2. #f2b535
  3. #e6af3e
  4. #d9a946
  5. #cca34e
  6. #c09e57
  7. #b3985f
  8. #a69267
  9. #998c6f
  10. #8d8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.4:1 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 #e6ce34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa7a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7bc1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c732 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbb2d {
  color: #ffbb2d;
}
Background
.bg-ffbb2d {
  background-color: #ffbb2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbb2d {
  border: 2px solid #ffbb2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbb2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 187 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbb2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbb2d, #daff2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbb2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 187 45 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.98 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.37 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.27 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.57 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.69 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.96 #0044d2 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbb2d  rgb(255, 187, 45)  hsl(41, 100%, 59%)  Amber
#2d71ff  rgb(45, 113, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#2dffbb  rgb(45, 255, 187)  hsl(161, 100%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#bb2dff  rgb(187, 45, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 59%)  Electric Purple