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#FFBB31

#ffbb31 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbb31 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 80.78% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 40.19°, with 100% saturation and 59.61% 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 3.29.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5702

Complementary

  1. #ffbb31
  2. #3175ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbb31
  2. #31dcff
  3. #5431ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5431
  2. #ffbb31
  3. #dcff31

Triadic

  1. #ffbb31
  2. #31ffbb
  3. #bb31ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbb31
  2. #75ff31
  3. #3175ff
  4. #bb31ff

Square

  1. #ffbb31
  2. #31ff54
  3. #3175ff
  4. #ff31dc

Monochromatic

  1. #976500
  2. #e49800
  3. #ffbb31
  4. #ffd47e
  5. #ffeeca

Shades

#ffbb31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbb31
  2. #e6a82c
  3. #cc9627
  4. #b38322
  5. #99701d
  6. #805e19
  7. #664b14
  8. #4d380f
  9. #33250a
  10. #1a1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbb31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbb31
  2. #ffc246
  3. #ffc95a
  4. #ffcf6f
  5. #ffd683
  6. #ffdd98
  7. #ffe4ad
  8. #ffebc1
  9. #fff1d6
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbb31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbb31
  2. #f2b539
  3. #e6af41
  4. #d9a949
  5. #cca351
  6. #c09e59
  7. #b39860
  8. #a69268
  9. #998c70
  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 #e0c2a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd0e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa7a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7bc21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0c735 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbb31 {
  color: #ffbb31;
}
Background
.bg-ffbb31 {
  background-color: #ffbb31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbb31 {
  border: 2px solid #ffbb31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbb31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 187 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbb31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbb31, #dcff31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbb31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 187 49 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.29 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.55 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.64 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.98 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.72 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.73 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.12 #0044ce Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbb31  rgb(255, 187, 49)  hsl(40, 100%, 60%)  Amber
#3175ff  rgb(49, 117, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#31ffbb  rgb(49, 255, 187)  hsl(160, 100%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#bb31ff  rgb(187, 49, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 60%)  Electric Purple