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#FFBD28

#ffbd28 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbd28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 74.12% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 84.31% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 41.58°, with 100% saturation and 57.84% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5781

Complementary

  1. #ffbd28
  2. #286aff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbd28
  2. #28d6ff
  3. #5128ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5128
  2. #ffbd28
  3. #d6ff28

Triadic

  1. #ffbd28
  2. #28ffbd
  3. #bd28ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbd28
  2. #6aff28
  3. #286aff
  4. #bd28ff

Square

  1. #ffbd28
  2. #28ff51
  3. #286aff
  4. #ff28d6

Monochromatic

  1. #8e6200
  2. #da9700
  3. #ffbd28
  4. #ffd474
  5. #ffecc1

Shades

#ffbd28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbd28
  2. #e6aa24
  3. #cc9720
  4. #b3841c
  5. #997118
  6. #805f14
  7. #664c10
  8. #4d390c
  9. #332608
  10. #1a1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbd28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbd28
  2. #ffc43e
  3. #ffca53
  4. #ffd169
  5. #ffd77e
  6. #ffde94
  7. #ffe5a9
  8. #ffebbf
  9. #fff2d4
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbd28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbd28
  2. #f2b731
  3. #e6b13a
  4. #d9ab42
  5. #cca54b
  6. #c09f54
  7. #b3985d
  8. #a69266
  9. #998c6e
  10. #8d8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8be0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1c82e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbd28 {
  color: #ffbd28;
}
Background
.bg-ffbd28 {
  background-color: #ffbd28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbd28 {
  border: 2px solid #ffbd28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbd28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 189 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbd28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbd28, #d6ff28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbd28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 189 40 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.04 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.30 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.39 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.75 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.07 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.41 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.25 #0042d7 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbd28  rgb(255, 189, 40)  hsl(42, 100%, 58%)  Amber
#286aff  rgb(40, 106, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#28ffbd  rgb(40, 255, 189)  hsl(162, 100%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#bd28ff  rgb(189, 40, 255)  hsl(282, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple