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#FFBB33 Buddha’s Love Handles

#FFBB33 is a light, vivid yellow named Buddha’s Love Handles. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 73.3% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(255, 187, 51)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 100% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black. #FFBB33 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.41:1.

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Variations of #FFBB33

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFBB33 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFBB33 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBB33 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6CE39
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5BD14
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2BE22
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6CE39
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDC735
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA8A1
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB376
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7C4B0

#FFBB33 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#FFBB33 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.41:1 Super#FFBB33 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBB33 in CSS

/* Buddha’s Love Handles */
.color { color: #FFBB33; }
.background { background-color: #FFBB33; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBB33; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 187 51);
color: hsl(40 100% 60%);
color: oklch(0.834 0.159 79.5);

#FFBB33 FAQ

What color is #FFBB33?

#FFBB33 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Buddha’s Love Handles. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFBB33?

#FFBB33 is rgb(255, 187, 51) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 80%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBB33?

The complementary color of #FFBB33 is #3377FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBB33?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBB33: 12.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBB33 a warm or cool color?

#FFBB33 is a warm color.