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#F9BE21

#f9be21 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f9be21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.69% magenta, 86.75% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 43.61°, with 94.74% saturation and 55.29% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5708

Complementary

  1. #f9be21
  2. #215cf9

Split complementary

  1. #f9be21
  2. #21c8f9
  3. #5221f9

Analogous

  1. #f95221
  2. #f9be21
  3. #c8f921

Triadic

  1. #f9be21
  2. #21f9be
  3. #be21f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9be21
  2. #5cf921
  3. #215cf9
  4. #be21f9

Square

  1. #f9be21
  2. #21f952
  3. #215cf9
  4. #f921c8

Monochromatic

  1. #7e5c03
  2. #c89305
  3. #f9be21
  4. #fbd46b
  5. #fdeab6

Shades

#f9be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9be21
  2. #e0ab1e
  3. #c7981a
  4. #ae8517
  5. #957214
  6. #7d5f11
  7. #644c0d
  8. #4b390a
  9. #322607
  10. #191303
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9be21
  2. #fac537
  3. #facb4d
  4. #fbd264
  5. #fbd87a
  6. #fcdf90
  7. #fde5a6
  8. #fdecbc
  9. #fef2d3
  10. #fef9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9be21
  2. #edb82b
  3. #e1b234
  4. #d5ab3e
  5. #c9a547
  6. #bd9f51
  7. #b0995a
  8. #a49364
  9. #988c6d
  10. #8c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddc39f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cd2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eec728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9be21 {
  color: #f9be21;
}
Background
.bg-f9be21 {
  background-color: #f9be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9be21 {
  border: 2px solid #f9be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 95% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9be21, #c8f921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.47 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.79 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.96 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.94 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.26 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.40 #0641de Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#f9be21  rgb(249, 190, 33)  hsl(44, 95%, 55%)  Amber
#215cf9  rgb(33, 92, 249)  hsl(224, 95%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#21f9be  rgb(33, 249, 190)  hsl(164, 95%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#be21f9  rgb(190, 33, 249)  hsl(284, 95%, 55%)  Electric Purple