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#FFBD2A

#ffbd2a ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbd2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 41.41°, with 100% saturation and 58.24% 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 2.17.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5782

Complementary

  1. #ffbd2a
  2. #2a6cff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbd2a
  2. #2ad6ff
  3. #532aff

Analogous

  1. #ff532a
  2. #ffbd2a
  3. #d6ff2a

Triadic

  1. #ffbd2a
  2. #2affbd
  3. #bd2aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbd2a
  2. #6cff2a
  3. #2a6cff
  4. #bd2aff

Square

  1. #ffbd2a
  2. #2aff53
  3. #2a6cff
  4. #ff2ad6

Monochromatic

  1. #906300
  2. #dd9800
  3. #ffbd2a
  4. #ffd577
  5. #ffecc3

Shades

#ffbd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbd2a
  2. #e6aa26
  3. #cc9722
  4. #b3841d
  5. #997119
  6. #805f15
  7. #664c11
  8. #4d390d
  9. #332608
  10. #1a1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbd2a
  2. #ffc43f
  3. #ffca55
  4. #ffd16a
  5. #ffd77f
  6. #ffde95
  7. #ffe5aa
  8. #ffebbf
  9. #fff2d4
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbd2a
  2. #f2b733
  3. #e6b13b
  4. #d9ab44
  5. #cca54c
  6. #c09f55
  7. #b3985e
  8. #a69266
  9. #998c6f
  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 #e7cf32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8be14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1c82f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbd2a {
  color: #ffbd2a;
}
Background
.bg-ffbd2a {
  background-color: #ffbd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbd2a {
  border: 2px solid #ffbd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 189 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbd2a, #d6ff2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 189 42 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.17 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.41 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.51 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.80 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.13 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.40 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.12 #0042d5 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbd2a  rgb(255, 189, 42)  hsl(41, 100%, 58%)  Amber
#2a6cff  rgb(42, 108, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#2affbd  rgb(42, 255, 189)  hsl(161, 100%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#bd2aff  rgb(189, 42, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple