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#F0C021

#f0c021 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f0c021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 86.25% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 46.09°, with 87.34% saturation and 53.53% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5633

Complementary

  1. #f0c021
  2. #2151f0

Split complementary

  1. #f0c021
  2. #21b8f0
  3. #5921f0

Analogous

  1. #f05921
  2. #f0c021
  3. #b8f021

Triadic

  1. #f0c021
  2. #21f0c0
  3. #c021f0

Tetradic

  1. #f0c021
  2. #51f021
  3. #2151f0
  4. #c021f0

Square

  1. #f0c021
  2. #21f059
  3. #2151f0
  4. #f021b8

Monochromatic

  1. #705808
  2. #b8900c
  3. #f0c021
  4. #f5d469
  5. #fae9b0

Shades

#f0c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f0c021
  2. #d8ad1e
  3. #c09a1a
  4. #a88617
  5. #907314
  6. #786011
  7. #604d0d
  8. #483a0a
  9. #302607
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#f0c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f0c021
  2. #f2c637
  3. #f3cd4d
  4. #f5d364
  5. #f6d97a
  6. #f8e090
  7. #f9e6a6
  8. #fbecbc
  9. #fcf2d3
  10. #fef9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f0c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f0c021
  2. #e5ba2b
  3. #dab334
  4. #cead3e
  5. #c3a647
  6. #b8a051
  7. #ad9a5a
  8. #a29364
  9. #968d6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdb684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f0c021 {
  color: #f0c021;
}
Background
.bg-f0c021 {
  background-color: #f0c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f0c021 {
  border: 2px solid #f0c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f0c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 87% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f0c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0c021, #b8f021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f0c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.16 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.63 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.01 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.09 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.59 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.87 #0f3fde Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f0c021  rgb(240, 192, 33)  hsl(46, 87%, 54%)  Saffron
#2151f0  rgb(33, 81, 240)  hsl(226, 87%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#21f0c0  rgb(33, 240, 192)  hsl(166, 87%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#c021f0  rgb(192, 33, 240)  hsl(286, 87%, 54%)  Electric Purple