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#FFBE0E

#ffbe0e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbe0e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 94.51% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 43.82°, with 100% saturation and 52.75% 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 0.59.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5812

Complementary

  1. #ffbe0e
  2. #0e4fff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbe0e
  2. #0ec7ff
  3. #460eff

Analogous

  1. #ff460e
  2. #ffbe0e
  3. #c7ff0e

Triadic

  1. #ffbe0e
  2. #0effbe
  3. #be0eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbe0e
  2. #4fff0e
  3. #0e4fff
  4. #be0eff

Square

  1. #ffbe0e
  2. #0eff46
  3. #0e4fff
  4. #ff0ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #745500
  2. #c18d00
  3. #ffbe0e
  4. #ffd35b
  5. #ffe7a7

Shades

#ffbe0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbe0e
  2. #e6ab0d
  3. #cc980b
  4. #b3850a
  5. #997208
  6. #805f07
  7. #664c06
  8. #4d3904
  9. #332603
  10. #1a1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbe0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbe0e
  2. #ffc526
  3. #ffcb3e
  4. #ffd256
  5. #ffd86e
  6. #ffdf87
  7. #ffe59f
  8. #ffecb7
  9. #fff2cf
  10. #fff9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbe0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbe0e
  2. #f2b819
  3. #e6b225
  4. #d9ab30
  5. #cca53c
  6. #c09f47
  7. #b39952
  8. #a6935e
  9. #998c69
  10. #8d8675
  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 #e0c4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2c91a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbe0e {
  color: #ffbe0e;
}
Background
.bg-ffbe0e {
  background-color: #ffbe0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbe0e {
  border: 2px solid #ffbe0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbe0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 190 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbe0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbe0e, #c7ff0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbe0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 190 14 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.59 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.13 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.19 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.35 #0041f1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbe0e  rgb(255, 190, 14)  hsl(44, 100%, 53%)  Amber
#0e4fff  rgb(14, 79, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#0effbe  rgb(14, 255, 190)  hsl(164, 100%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#be0eff  rgb(190, 14, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 53%)  Electric Purple