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#FFBE21

#ffbe21 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffbe21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 87.06% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 42.43°, with 100% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.582

Complementary

  1. #ffbe21
  2. #2162ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbe21
  2. #21d1ff
  3. #4f21ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4f21
  2. #ffbe21
  3. #d1ff21

Triadic

  1. #ffbe21
  2. #21ffbe
  3. #be21ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbe21
  2. #62ff21
  3. #2162ff
  4. #be21ff

Square

  1. #ffbe21
  2. #21ff4f
  3. #2162ff
  4. #ff21d1

Monochromatic

  1. #875f00
  2. #d39600
  3. #ffbe21
  4. #ffd46d
  5. #ffebba

Shades

#ffbe21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbe21
  2. #e6ab1e
  3. #cc981a
  4. #b38517
  5. #997214
  6. #805f11
  7. #664c0d
  8. #4d390a
  9. #332607
  10. #1a1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbe21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbe21
  2. #ffc537
  3. #ffcb4d
  4. #ffd264
  5. #ffd87a
  6. #ffdf90
  7. #ffe5a6
  8. #ffecbc
  9. #fff2d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbe21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbe21
  2. #f2b82b
  3. #e6b234
  4. #d9ab3e
  5. #cca547
  6. #c09f51
  7. #b3995a
  8. #a69364
  9. #998c6d
  10. #8d8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2c928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbe21 {
  color: #ffbe21;
}
Background
.bg-ffbe21 {
  background-color: #ffbe21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbe21 {
  border: 2px solid #ffbe21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbe21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbe21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbe21, #d1ff21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbe21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.35 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.63 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.71 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.57 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.70 #0041de Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Amber
#ffbe21  rgb(255, 190, 33)  hsl(42, 100%, 56%)  Amber
#2162ff  rgb(33, 98, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#21ffbe  rgb(33, 255, 190)  hsl(162, 100%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#be21ff  rgb(190, 33, 255)  hsl(282, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple