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#FFBC32

#ffbc32 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbc32 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 80.39% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 40.39°, with 100% saturation and 59.8% 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 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5746

Complementary

  1. #ffbc32
  2. #3275ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbc32
  2. #32dbff
  3. #5532ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5532
  2. #ffbc32
  3. #dbff32

Triadic

  1. #ffbc32
  2. #32ffbc
  3. #bc32ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbc32
  2. #75ff32
  3. #3275ff
  4. #bc32ff

Square

  1. #ffbc32
  2. #32ff55
  3. #3275ff
  4. #ff32db

Monochromatic

  1. #986600
  2. #e49a00
  3. #ffbc32
  4. #ffd57e
  5. #ffeecb

Shades

#ffbc32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbc32
  2. #e6a92d
  3. #cc9628
  4. #b38423
  5. #99711e
  6. #805e19
  7. #664b14
  8. #4d380f
  9. #33260a
  10. #1a1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbc32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbc32
  2. #ffc347
  3. #ffc95b
  4. #ffd070
  5. #ffd784
  6. #ffde99
  7. #ffe4ad
  8. #ffebc2
  9. #fff2d6
  10. #fff8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbc32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbc32
  2. #f2b63a
  3. #e6b042
  4. #d9aa49
  5. #cca451
  6. #c09e59
  7. #b39861
  8. #a69269
  9. #998c70
  10. #8d8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c3a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8bd22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1c736 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbc32 {
  color: #ffbc32;
}
Background
.bg-ffbc32 {
  background-color: #ffbc32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbc32 {
  border: 2px solid #ffbc32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbc32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 188 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbc32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbc32, #dbff32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbc32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 188 50 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.07 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.27 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.37 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.24 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.56 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.79 #0043cd Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbc32  rgb(255, 188, 50)  hsl(40, 100%, 60%)  Amber
#3275ff  rgb(50, 117, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#32ffbc  rgb(50, 255, 188)  hsl(160, 100%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#bc32ff  rgb(188, 50, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 60%)  Electric Purple