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#F0BB27

#f0bb27 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f0bb27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 73.33% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.08% magenta, 83.75% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 44.18°, with 87.01% saturation and 54.71% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5421

Complementary

  1. #f0bb27
  2. #275cf0

Split complementary

  1. #f0bb27
  2. #27c1f0
  3. #5727f0

Analogous

  1. #f05727
  2. #f0bb27
  3. #c1f027

Triadic

  1. #f0bb27
  2. #27f0bb
  3. #bb27f0

Tetradic

  1. #f0bb27
  2. #5cf027
  3. #275cf0
  4. #bb27f0

Square

  1. #f0bb27
  2. #27f057
  3. #275cf0
  4. #f027c1

Monochromatic

  1. #765908
  2. #bd8f0d
  3. #f0bb27
  4. #f5d26f
  5. #fae8b6

Shades

#f0bb27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f0bb27
  2. #d8a823
  3. #c0961f
  4. #a8831b
  5. #907017
  6. #785e14
  7. #604b10
  8. #48380c
  9. #302508
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f0bb27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f0bb27
  2. #f2c23d
  3. #f3c952
  4. #f5cf68
  5. #f6d67d
  6. #f8dd93
  7. #f9e4a9
  8. #fbebbe
  9. #fcf1d4
  10. #fef8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f0bb27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f0bb27
  2. #e5b530
  3. #daaf39
  4. #cea942
  5. #c3a34b
  6. #b89e54
  7. #ad985c
  8. #a29265
  9. #968c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6bf9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c831 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbb0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c32d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdb181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f0bb27 {
  color: #f0bb27;
}
Background
.bg-f0bb27 {
  background-color: #f0bb27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f0bb27 {
  border: 2px solid #f0bb27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f0bb27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 187 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 87% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f0bb27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0bb27, #c1f027);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f0bb27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 187 39 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.66 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.79 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.10 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.16 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.15 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.05 #0f44d8 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f0bb27  rgb(240, 187, 39)  hsl(44, 87%, 55%)  Saffron
#275cf0  rgb(39, 92, 240)  hsl(224, 87%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#27f0bb  rgb(39, 240, 187)  hsl(164, 87%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bb27f0  rgb(187, 39, 240)  hsl(284, 87%, 55%)  Electric Purple