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#F0BF2C

#f0bf2c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f0bf2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 74.9% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.42% magenta, 81.67% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 86.73% saturation and 55.69% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5597

Complementary

  1. #f0bf2c
  2. #2c5df0

Split complementary

  1. #f0bf2c
  2. #2cbff0
  3. #5d2cf0

Analogous

  1. #f05d2c
  2. #f0bf2c
  3. #bff02c

Triadic

  1. #f0bf2c
  2. #2cf0bf
  3. #bf2cf0

Tetradic

  1. #f0bf2c
  2. #5df02c
  3. #2c5df0
  4. #bf2cf0

Square

  1. #f0bf2c
  2. #2cf05d
  3. #2c5df0
  4. #f02cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5e09
  2. #c2950e
  3. #f0bf2c
  4. #f5d573
  5. #faeabb

Shades

#f0bf2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f0bf2c
  2. #d8ac28
  3. #c09923
  4. #a8861f
  5. #90731a
  6. #786016
  7. #604c12
  8. #48390d
  9. #302609
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f0bf2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f0bf2c
  2. #f2c541
  3. #f3cc56
  4. #f5d26b
  5. #f6d980
  6. #f8df96
  7. #f9e5ab
  8. #fbecc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f0bf2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f0bf2c
  2. #e5b934
  3. #dab23d
  4. #ceac45
  5. #c3a64e
  6. #b8a056
  7. #ad995e
  8. #a29367
  9. #968d6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c39f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1be18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c632 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdb585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f0bf2c {
  color: #f0bf2c;
}
Background
.bg-f0bf2c {
  background-color: #f0bf2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f0bf2c {
  border: 2px solid #f0bf2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f0bf2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 191 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 87% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f0bf2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0bf2c, #bff02c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f0bf2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 191 44 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.24 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.91 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.11 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.26 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.70 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.82 #0f40d3 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f0bf2c  rgb(240, 191, 44)  hsl(45, 87%, 56%)  Saffron
#2c5df0  rgb(44, 93, 240)  hsl(225, 87%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2cf0bf  rgb(44, 240, 191)  hsl(165, 87%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bf2cf0  rgb(191, 44, 240)  hsl(285, 87%, 56%)  Electric Purple