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#FFC331

#ffc331 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffc331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 80.78% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 42.52°, with 100% saturation and 59.61% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.6051

Complementary

  1. #ffc331
  2. #316dff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc331
  2. #31d4ff
  3. #5c31ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5c31
  2. #ffc331
  3. #d4ff31

Triadic

  1. #ffc331
  2. #31ffc3
  3. #c331ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc331
  2. #6dff31
  3. #316dff
  4. #c331ff

Square

  1. #ffc331
  2. #31ff5c
  3. #316dff
  4. #ff31d4

Monochromatic

  1. #976b00
  2. #e4a100
  3. #ffc331
  4. #ffd97e
  5. #fff0ca

Shades

#ffc331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc331
  2. #e6b02c
  3. #cc9c27
  4. #b38922
  5. #99751d
  6. #806219
  7. #664e14
  8. #4d3b0f
  9. #33270a
  10. #1a1405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc331
  2. #ffc946
  3. #ffcf5a
  4. #ffd56f
  5. #ffdb83
  6. #ffe198
  7. #ffe7ad
  8. #ffedc1
  9. #fff3d6
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc331
  2. #f2bc39
  3. #e6b641
  4. #d9af49
  5. #cca851
  6. #c0a259
  7. #b39b60
  8. #a69468
  9. #998d70
  10. #8d8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c9a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc307 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd339 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc31f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3cd36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc331 {
  color: #ffc331;
}
Background
.bg-ffc331 {
  background-color: #ffc331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc331 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc331, #d4ff31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.92 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.04 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.28 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.14 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.17 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.00 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.59 #003cce Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Amber
#ffc331  rgb(255, 195, 49)  hsl(43, 100%, 60%)  Amber
#316dff  rgb(49, 109, 255)  hsl(223, 100%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#31ffc3  rgb(49, 255, 195)  hsl(163, 100%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c331ff  rgb(195, 49, 255)  hsl(283, 100%, 60%)  Electric Purple