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#FFBD3C

#ffbd3c ≈ Amber

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbd3c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 74.12% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 76.47% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 39.69°, with 100% saturation and 61.76% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5798

Complementary

  1. #ffbd3c
  2. #3c7eff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbd3c
  2. #3ce0ff
  3. #5b3cff

Analogous

  1. #ff5b3c
  2. #ffbd3c
  3. #e0ff3c

Triadic

  1. #ffbd3c
  2. #3cffbd
  3. #bd3cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbd3c
  2. #7eff3c
  3. #3c7eff
  4. #bd3cff

Square

  1. #ffbd3c
  2. #3cff5b
  3. #3c7eff
  4. #ff3ce0

Monochromatic

  1. #a26b00
  2. #ee9e00
  3. #ffbd3c
  4. #ffd788
  5. #fff1d5

Shades

#ffbd3c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbd3c
  2. #e6aa36
  3. #cc9730
  4. #b3842a
  5. #997124
  6. #805f1e
  7. #664c18
  8. #4d3912
  9. #33260c
  10. #1a1306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbd3c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbd3c
  2. #ffc450
  3. #ffca63
  4. #ffd177
  5. #ffd78a
  6. #ffde9e
  7. #ffe5b1
  8. #ffebc5
  9. #fff2d8
  10. #fff8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbd3c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbd3c
  2. #f2b743
  3. #e6b14a
  4. #d9ab50
  5. #cca557
  6. #c09f5e
  7. #b39865
  8. #a6926c
  9. #998c72
  10. #8d8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c4a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8be30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1c83f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb286 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbd3c {
  color: #ffbd3c;
}
Background
.bg-ffbd3c {
  background-color: #ffbd3c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbd3c {
  border: 2px solid #ffbd3c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbd3c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 189 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbd3c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbd3c, #e0ff3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbd3c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 189 60 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.71 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.74 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.82 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.60 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.95 #0042c3 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbd3c  rgb(255, 189, 60)  hsl(40, 100%, 62%)  Amber
#3c7eff  rgb(60, 126, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#3cffbd  rgb(60, 255, 189)  hsl(160, 100%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#bd3cff  rgb(189, 60, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 62%)  Electric Purple