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#FFBC27

#ffbc27 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbc27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 73.73% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 41.39°, with 100% saturation and 57.65% 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5737

Complementary

  1. #ffbc27
  2. #276aff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbc27
  2. #27d6ff
  3. #5027ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5027
  2. #ffbc27
  3. #d6ff27

Triadic

  1. #ffbc27
  2. #27ffbc
  3. #bc27ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbc27
  2. #6aff27
  3. #276aff
  4. #bc27ff

Square

  1. #ffbc27
  2. #27ff50
  3. #276aff
  4. #ff27d6

Monochromatic

  1. #8d6100
  2. #da9600
  3. #ffbc27
  4. #ffd474
  5. #ffebc0

Shades

#ffbc27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbc27
  2. #e6a923
  3. #cc961f
  4. #b3841b
  5. #997117
  6. #805e14
  7. #664b10
  8. #4d380c
  9. #332608
  10. #1a1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbc27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbc27
  2. #ffc33d
  3. #ffc952
  4. #ffd068
  5. #ffd77d
  6. #ffde93
  7. #ffe4a9
  8. #ffebbe
  9. #fff2d4
  10. #fff8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbc27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbc27
  2. #f2b630
  3. #e6b039
  4. #d9aa42
  5. #cca44b
  6. #c09e54
  7. #b3985c
  8. #a69265
  9. #998c6e
  10. #8d8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c3a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8bd0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1c72d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbc27 {
  color: #ffbc27;
}
Background
.bg-ffbc27 {
  background-color: #ffbc27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbc27 {
  border: 2px solid #ffbc27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbc27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 188 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbc27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbc27, #d6ff27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbc27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 188 39 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.27 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.60 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.68 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.05 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.53 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.99 #0043d8 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbc27  rgb(255, 188, 39)  hsl(41, 100%, 58%)  Amber
#276aff  rgb(39, 106, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#27ffbc  rgb(39, 255, 188)  hsl(161, 100%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#bc27ff  rgb(188, 39, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple