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#FFC109

#ffc109 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc109 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 75.69% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 96.47% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 44.88°, with 100% saturation and 51.76% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 0.63.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5942

Complementary

  1. #ffc109
  2. #0947ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc109
  2. #09c2ff
  3. #4609ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4609
  2. #ffc109
  3. #c2ff09

Triadic

  1. #ffc109
  2. #09ffc1
  3. #c109ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc109
  2. #47ff09
  3. #0947ff
  4. #c109ff

Square

  1. #ffc109
  2. #09ff46
  3. #0947ff
  4. #ff09c2

Monochromatic

  1. #6f5300
  2. #bb8c00
  3. #ffc109
  4. #ffd455
  5. #ffe8a2

Shades

#ffc109 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc109
  2. #e6ae08
  3. #cc9a07
  4. #b38706
  5. #997405
  6. #806105
  7. #664d04
  8. #4d3a03
  9. #332702
  10. #1a1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc109 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc109
  2. #ffc722
  3. #ffcd3a
  4. #ffd453
  5. #ffda6b
  6. #ffe084
  7. #ffe69d
  8. #ffecb5
  9. #fff3ce
  10. #fff9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc109 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc109
  2. #f2bb15
  3. #e6b421
  4. #d9ae2d
  5. #cca739
  6. #c0a145
  7. #b39a50
  8. #a6945c
  9. #998d68
  10. #8d8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead11f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3cb18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc109 {
  color: #ffc109;
}
Background
.bg-ffc109 {
  background-color: #ffc109;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc109 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc109;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc109;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 193 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc109 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc109, #c2ff09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc109 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 193 9 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.63 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.02 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.12 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.44 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.47 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.60 #003ef6 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#ffc109  rgb(255, 193, 9)  hsl(45, 100%, 52%)  Amber
#0947ff  rgb(9, 71, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 52%)  Majorelle Blue
#09ffc1  rgb(9, 255, 193)  hsl(165, 100%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#c109ff  rgb(193, 9, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 52%)  Electric Purple