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#FFBC06

#ffbc06 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbc06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 97.65% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 43.86°, with 100% saturation and 51.18% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.13.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5724

Complementary

  1. #ffbc06
  2. #0649ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbc06
  2. #06c5ff
  3. #4006ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4006
  2. #ffbc06
  3. #c5ff06

Triadic

  1. #ffbc06
  2. #06ffbc
  3. #bc06ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbc06
  2. #49ff06
  3. #0649ff
  4. #bc06ff

Square

  1. #ffbc06
  2. #06ff40
  3. #0649ff
  4. #ff06c5

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4f00
  2. #b98700
  3. #ffbc06
  4. #ffd153
  5. #ffe59f

Shades

#ffbc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbc06
  2. #e6a905
  3. #cc9605
  4. #b38404
  5. #997104
  6. #805e03
  7. #664b02
  8. #4d3802
  9. #332601
  10. #1a1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbc06
  2. #ffc31f
  3. #ffc938
  4. #ffd051
  5. #ffd76a
  6. #ffde83
  7. #ffe49b
  8. #ffebb4
  9. #fff2cd
  10. #fff8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbc06
  2. #f2b612
  3. #e6b01e
  4. #d9aa2b
  5. #cca437
  6. #c09e43
  7. #b3984f
  8. #a6925b
  9. #998c68
  10. #8d8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1c715 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb07f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbc06 {
  color: #ffbc06;
}
Background
.bg-ffbc06 {
  background-color: #ffbc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbc06 {
  border: 2px solid #ffbc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbc06, #c5ff06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.13 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.75 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.75 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.74 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.95 #0043f9 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbc06  rgb(255, 188, 6)  hsl(44, 100%, 51%)  Amber
#0649ff  rgb(6, 73, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 51%)  Majorelle Blue
#06ffbc  rgb(6, 255, 188)  hsl(164, 100%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#bc06ff  rgb(188, 6, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 51%)  Electric Purple