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#F0BE2E

#f0be2e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f0be2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 74.51% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.83% magenta, 80.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 44.54°, with 86.61% saturation and 56.08% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5555

Complementary

  1. #f0be2e
  2. #2e60f0

Split complementary

  1. #f0be2e
  2. #2ec1f0
  3. #5d2ef0

Analogous

  1. #f05d2e
  2. #f0be2e
  3. #c1f02e

Triadic

  1. #f0be2e
  2. #2ef0be
  3. #be2ef0

Tetradic

  1. #f0be2e
  2. #60f02e
  3. #2e60f0
  4. #be2ef0

Square

  1. #f0be2e
  2. #2ef05d
  3. #2e60f0
  4. #f02ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #7c5e09
  2. #c3950e
  3. #f0be2e
  4. #f5d475
  5. #faeabd

Shades

#f0be2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f0be2e
  2. #d8ab29
  3. #c09825
  4. #a88520
  5. #90721c
  6. #785f17
  7. #604c12
  8. #48390e
  9. #302609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f0be2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f0be2e
  2. #f2c543
  3. #f3cb58
  4. #f5d26d
  5. #f6d882
  6. #f8df97
  7. #f9e5ab
  8. #fbecc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f0be2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f0be2e
  2. #e5b836
  3. #dab23e
  4. #ceab47
  5. #c3a54f
  6. #b89f57
  7. #ad995f
  8. #a29367
  9. #968c70
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bd1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c534 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdb484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f0be2e {
  color: #f0be2e;
}
Background
.bg-f0be2e {
  background-color: #f0be2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f0be2e {
  border: 2px solid #f0be2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f0be2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 190 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 87% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f0be2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0be2e, #c1f02e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f0be2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 190 46 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.65 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.85 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.16 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.50 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.27 #0f41d1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f0be2e  rgb(240, 190, 46)  hsl(45, 87%, 56%)  Saffron
#2e60f0  rgb(46, 96, 240)  hsl(225, 87%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2ef0be  rgb(46, 240, 190)  hsl(165, 87%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#be2ef0  rgb(190, 46, 240)  hsl(285, 87%, 56%)  Electric Purple