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#FFBE00

#ffbe00 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbe00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 74.51% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 44.71°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 0.35.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5809

Complementary

  1. #ffbe00
  2. #0041ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbe00
  2. #00c0ff
  3. #3f00ff

Analogous

  1. #ff3f00
  2. #ffbe00
  3. #c0ff00

Triadic

  1. #ffbe00
  2. #00ffbe
  3. #be00ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbe00
  2. #41ff00
  3. #0041ff
  4. #be00ff

Square

  1. #ffbe00
  2. #00ff3f
  3. #0041ff
  4. #ff00c0

Monochromatic

  1. #664c00
  2. #b38500
  3. #ffbe00
  4. #ffd24d
  5. #ffe599

Shades

#ffbe00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbe00
  2. #e6ab00
  3. #cc9800
  4. #b38500
  5. #997200
  6. #805f00
  7. #664c00
  8. #4d3900
  9. #332600
  10. #1a1300
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbe00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbe00
  2. #ffc51a
  3. #ffcb33
  4. #ffd24d
  5. #ffd866
  6. #ffdf80
  7. #ffe599
  8. #ffecb3
  9. #fff2cc
  10. #fff9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbe00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbe00
  2. #f2b80d
  3. #e6b21a
  4. #d9ab26
  5. #cca533
  6. #c09f40
  7. #b3994d
  8. #a6935a
  9. #998c66
  10. #8d8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2c912 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbe00 {
  color: #ffbe00;
}
Background
.bg-ffbe00 {
  background-color: #ffbe00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbe00 {
  border: 2px solid #ffbe00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbe00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 190 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbe00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbe00, #c0ff00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbe00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 190 0 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.35 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.99 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.99 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.19 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.39 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.71 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.23 #0041ff Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbe00  rgb(255, 190, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 50%)  Amber
#0041ff  rgb(0, 65, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 50%)  Majorelle Blue
#00ffbe  rgb(0, 255, 190)  hsl(165, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#be00ff  rgb(190, 0, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 50%)  Electric Purple