Beer is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Beer is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Beer is #FBB117.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Beer has 98%% Red, 69% Green, and 9% Blue.
Beer has 41° Hue, 91% Saturation, and 98% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Beer has 41° Hue, 97% Saturation, and 54% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Beer has 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 91% yellow, and 2% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FBB117 |
|
RGB |
(251, 177, 23) |
(98%, 69%, 9%) |
HSV |
(41°, 91, 98) |
(11%, 91%, 98%) |
HSL |
(41°, 97, 54) |
(11%, 97%, 54%) |
CMYK |
(0, 29, 91, 2) |
(0%, 29%, 91%, 2%) |
The natural luminance of Beer is 52%, which is medium high.
Beer has a higher contrast with black than white.
Beer and black have a 11.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Beer and white have a 1.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
52% |
AAA (11.4) |
insufficient (1.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Beer paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 46% Yellow, 44% Red, 2% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Yellow
46%
Red
44%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
2%
White
9%
To mix Beer paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 22% Magenta, 68% Yellow, 2% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
22%
Yellow
68%
Black
2%
White
9%
Colors similar to Beer are: Yellowish Orange, Orangey Yellow, Squash, Yellow Orange, and Chrome Yellow. Yellowish Orange is brighter than Beer. Orangey Yellow is lighter than Beer. Squash is darker than Beer. Yellow Orange is brighter than Beer. Chrome Yellow is brighter and darker than Beer.