Amber#FFBF00
#FFBF00 is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.172 H 84.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFBF00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 191, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 100%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 100%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 100%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.03, 10.39, 83.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.03, 83.68, 82.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.03% 0.0178 0.1715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.03% 0.172 84.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8752, 58.5264, 8.1432) |
| Luminance | 0.5852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Amber
#FFBF00
ΔE00 0.00
Marigold
#FCC006
ΔE00 0.98
Golden Rod
#F9BC08
ΔE00 1.10
Sunflower
#FFC512
ΔE00 1.94
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 2.07
Orangey Yellow
#FDB915
ΔE00 2.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFBF00 #0040FF
analogous
#FF3F00 #FFBF00 #C0FF00
triadic
#FFBF00 #00FFBF #BF00FF
tetradic
#FFBF00 #00FF3F #0040FF #FF00C0
square
#FFBF00 #00FF3F #0040FF #FF00C0
split-complementary
#FFBF00 #00C0FF #3F00FF
monochromatic
#856300 #C29100 #FFBF00 #FFCE3D #FFDE7A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#FFBF00 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.70
#FFBF00 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFBF00
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFBF00 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFBF00 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.70 | 12.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC000
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D01A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFABA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Related colors
#E3AA0C#C79512#AC8115#926E16#795B16#604915#493713#322710#1E1709#000000#FFC535#FFCB50#FFD168#FFD87F#FFDE94#FFE5AA#FFEBBF#FFF2D4#FFF8EA#FFFFFF#FCC02E#F8C146#F5C259#F0C36BMustard
#DBB42C
Gold
#FFD700
Orange
#FFA500
Banana
#FFE135
Honey
#EB9605
Lemon
#FFF700
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
Yellow
#FFFF00
Palettes with this color
#8B6F4E
#A78A5B
#6B4F3A
#C9A87C
#4E3B2A
Earth Tone Palette
#8B2500
#C75B12
#E39B2D
#7A4B1B
#4E2E0F
Autumn Color Palette
#FAF9F6
#FDFDFB
#7B7B79
#F7F7F9
#D8D8D5
Off White Color Palette
#FFFDD0
#FFFFEA
#7E7D60
#DBDCF4
#DDDBB4
Cream Color Palette
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffbf00; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 191, 0); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.172 84.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffd168',
500: '#ffbf00',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffbf00; $custom-light: #ffd168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffbf00",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 191,
"b": 0
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.941,
"s": 100,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84029,
"c": 0.17245,
"h": 84.1
},
"luminance": 0.58522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFBF00
secondary
#18358B
accent
#5FFF29
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF0
border
#D7D4CB
text
#1A1408
muted
#87837D