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#FFC118

#ffc118 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc118 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 90.59% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 43.9°, with 100% saturation and 54.71% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 0.71.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5947

Complementary

  1. #ffc118
  2. #1856ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc118
  2. #18c9ff
  3. #4e18ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4e18
  2. #ffc118
  3. #c9ff18

Triadic

  1. #ffc118
  2. #18ffc1
  3. #c118ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc118
  2. #56ff18
  3. #1856ff
  4. #c118ff

Square

  1. #ffc118
  2. #18ff4e
  3. #1856ff
  4. #ff18c9

Monochromatic

  1. #7e5c00
  2. #cb9400
  3. #ffc118
  4. #ffd665
  5. #ffeab1

Shades

#ffc118 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc118
  2. #e6ae16
  3. #cc9a13
  4. #b38711
  5. #99740e
  6. #80610c
  7. #664d0a
  8. #4d3a07
  9. #332705
  10. #1a1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc118 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc118
  2. #ffc72f
  3. #ffcd46
  4. #ffd45d
  5. #ffda74
  6. #ffe08c
  7. #ffe6a3
  8. #ffecba
  9. #fff3d1
  10. #fff9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc118 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc118
  2. #f2bb22
  3. #e6b42d
  4. #d9ae37
  5. #cca742
  6. #c0a14c
  7. #b39a56
  8. #a69461
  9. #998d6b
  10. #8d8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c7a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead127 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3cb22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc118 {
  color: #ffc118;
}
Background
.bg-ffc118 {
  background-color: #ffc118;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc118 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc118;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc118;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 193 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc118 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc118, #c9ff18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc118 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 193 24 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 0.71 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.28 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.42 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.40 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.40 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.49 #003ee7 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Amber
#ffc118  rgb(255, 193, 24)  hsl(44, 100%, 55%)  Amber
#1856ff  rgb(24, 86, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#18ffc1  rgb(24, 255, 193)  hsl(164, 100%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#c118ff  rgb(193, 24, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 55%)  Electric Purple