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#FFBD2B

#ffbd2b ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbd2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 83.14% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 41.32°, with 100% saturation and 58.43% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5783

Complementary

  1. #ffbd2b
  2. #2b6dff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbd2b
  2. #2bd7ff
  3. #532bff

Analogous

  1. #ff532b
  2. #ffbd2b
  3. #d7ff2b

Triadic

  1. #ffbd2b
  2. #2bffbd
  3. #bd2bff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbd2b
  2. #6dff2b
  3. #2b6dff
  4. #bd2bff

Square

  1. #ffbd2b
  2. #2bff53
  3. #2b6dff
  4. #ff2bd7

Monochromatic

  1. #916400
  2. #dd9900
  3. #ffbd2b
  4. #ffd577
  5. #ffedc4

Shades

#ffbd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbd2b
  2. #e6aa27
  3. #cc9722
  4. #b3841e
  5. #99711a
  6. #805f16
  7. #664c11
  8. #4d390d
  9. #332609
  10. #1a1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbd2b
  2. #ffc440
  3. #ffca55
  4. #ffd16b
  5. #ffd780
  6. #ffde95
  7. #ffe5aa
  8. #ffebbf
  9. #fff2d5
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbd2b
  2. #f2b734
  3. #e6b13c
  4. #d9ab45
  5. #cca54d
  6. #c09f56
  7. #b3985e
  8. #a69267
  9. #998c6f
  10. #8d8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8be16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1c830 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbd2b {
  color: #ffbd2b;
}
Background
.bg-ffbd2b {
  background-color: #ffbd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbd2b {
  border: 2px solid #ffbd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 189 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbd2b, #d7ff2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 189 43 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.24 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.47 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.83 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.40 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.06 #0042d4 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbd2b  rgb(255, 189, 43)  hsl(41, 100%, 58%)  Amber
#2b6dff  rgb(43, 109, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#2bffbd  rgb(43, 255, 189)  hsl(161, 100%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#bd2bff  rgb(189, 43, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple