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#F0BC2D

#f0bc2d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f0bc2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 73.73% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.67% magenta, 81.25% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 44°, with 86.67% saturation and 55.88% 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 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.5468

Complementary

  1. #f0bc2d
  2. #2d61f0

Split complementary

  1. #f0bc2d
  2. #2dc2f0
  3. #5a2df0

Analogous

  1. #f05a2d
  2. #f0bc2d
  3. #c2f02d

Triadic

  1. #f0bc2d
  2. #2df0bc
  3. #bc2df0

Tetradic

  1. #f0bc2d
  2. #61f02d
  3. #2d61f0
  4. #bc2df0

Square

  1. #f0bc2d
  2. #2df05a
  3. #2d61f0
  4. #f02dc2

Monochromatic

  1. #7b5d09
  2. #c3920e
  3. #f0bc2d
  4. #f5d374
  5. #faeabc

Shades

#f0bc2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f0bc2d
  2. #d8a929
  3. #c09624
  4. #a88420
  5. #90711b
  6. #785e17
  7. #604b12
  8. #48380e
  9. #302609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f0bc2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f0bc2d
  2. #f2c342
  3. #f3c957
  4. #f5d06c
  5. #f6d781
  6. #f8de96
  7. #f9e4ab
  8. #fbebc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f0bc2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f0bc2d
  2. #e5b635
  3. #dab03e
  4. #ceaa46
  5. #c3a44e
  6. #b89e57
  7. #ad985f
  8. #a29267
  9. #968c6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c936 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bb1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdb283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f0bc2d {
  color: #f0bc2d;
}
Background
.bg-f0bc2d {
  background-color: #f0bc2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f0bc2d {
  border: 2px solid #f0bc2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f0bc2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 188 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 87% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f0bc2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0bc2d, #c2f02d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f0bc2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 188 45 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.48 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.93 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.26 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.31 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.98 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.93 #0f43d2 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f0bc2d  rgb(240, 188, 45)  hsl(44, 87%, 56%)  Saffron
#2d61f0  rgb(45, 97, 240)  hsl(224, 87%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2df0bc  rgb(45, 240, 188)  hsl(164, 87%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bc2df0  rgb(188, 45, 240)  hsl(284, 87%, 56%)  Electric Purple