Amber (#FFBF00)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.65:1 — vs black: 12.70:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFBF00
  • RGB rgb(255, 191, 0)
  • HSL hsl(44, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 25, 100, 0 )
  • Websafe #FFCC00
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFBF00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Amber
#FFBF00 Base
#0040FF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Amber
#FFBF00 Base
#FF4000
Lime
#BFFF00
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Amber
#FFBF00 Base
#00FFBF
Electric Purple
#BF00FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Amber
#FFBF00 Base
Deep Sky Blue
#00BFFF
#4000FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Amber
#FFBF00 Base
#00FF40
#0040FF
#FF00BF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Amber
#FFBF00 Base
#664C00
#B38600
#D6A000
#FFC929
#FFD24D
#FFE599
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Amber, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A1300
— #473500
— #755800
— #A37A00
— #D19D00
Amber #FFBF00 Base
— #FFCB2E
— #FFD65C
— #FFE28A
— #FFEDB8
— #FFF9E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFBF00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFBF00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFBF00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFBF00;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFBF00,
        #0040FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFBF00,
        #0040FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$amber: #FFBF00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$amber-r: 255;
$amber-g: 191;
$amber-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $amber;
    color: rgba($amber-r, $amber-g, $amber-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Amber appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFBF00 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #D4D400 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C7C707 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFB4B4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #C9C9C9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Amber ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Amber #FFBF00 Base
Mikado Yellow #FFC40C ΔE 1.64
Golden Poppy #FCC200 ΔE 1.66
Selective Yellow #FFBA00 ΔE 1.76
Saffron #F4C430 ΔE 3.93

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.