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#FFBF3B

#ffbf3b ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbf3b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 74.9% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 76.86% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 40.41°, with 100% saturation and 61.57% 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 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5884

Complementary

  1. #ffbf3b
  2. #3b7bff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbf3b
  2. #3bddff
  3. #5d3bff

Analogous

  1. #ff5d3b
  2. #ffbf3b
  3. #ddff3b

Triadic

  1. #ffbf3b
  2. #3bffbf
  3. #bf3bff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbf3b
  2. #7bff3b
  3. #3b7bff
  4. #bf3bff

Square

  1. #ffbf3b
  2. #3bff5d
  3. #3b7bff
  4. #ff3bdd

Monochromatic

  1. #a16c00
  2. #eea000
  3. #ffbf3b
  4. #ffd888
  5. #fff1d4

Shades

#ffbf3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbf3b
  2. #e6ac35
  3. #cc992f
  4. #b38629
  5. #997323
  6. #80601e
  7. #664c18
  8. #4d3912
  9. #33260c
  10. #1a1306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbf3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbf3b
  2. #ffc54f
  3. #ffcc62
  4. #ffd276
  5. #ffd989
  6. #ffdf9d
  7. #ffe5b1
  8. #ffecc4
  9. #fff2d8
  10. #fff9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbf3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbf3b
  2. #f2b942
  3. #e6b249
  4. #d9ac50
  5. #cca657
  6. #c0a05e
  7. #b39964
  8. #a6936b
  9. #998d72
  10. #8d8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c5a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c023 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d041 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c02e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1ca3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbf3b {
  color: #ffbf3b;
}
Background
.bg-ffbf3b {
  background-color: #ffbf3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbf3b {
  border: 2px solid #ffbf3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbf3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 191 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbf3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbf3b, #ddff3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbf3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 191 59 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.13 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.00 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.85 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.13 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.24 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.63 #0040c4 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbf3b  rgb(255, 191, 59)  hsl(40, 100%, 62%)  Amber
#3b7bff  rgb(59, 123, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#3bffbf  rgb(59, 255, 191)  hsl(160, 100%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#bf3bff  rgb(191, 59, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 62%)  Electric Purple