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#F2BC27

#f2bc27 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2bc27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 73.73% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.31% magenta, 83.88% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.04°, with 88.65% saturation and 55.1% 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 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.5499

Complementary

  1. #f2bc27
  2. #275df2

Split complementary

  1. #f2bc27
  2. #27c3f2
  3. #5727f2

Analogous

  1. #f25727
  2. #f2bc27
  3. #c3f227

Triadic

  1. #f2bc27
  2. #27f2bc
  3. #bc27f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2bc27
  2. #5df227
  3. #275df2
  4. #bc27f2

Square

  1. #f2bc27
  2. #27f257
  3. #275df2
  4. #f227c3

Monochromatic

  1. #795b07
  2. #c1910c
  3. #f2bc27
  4. #f6d26f
  5. #fbe9b7

Shades

#f2bc27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2bc27
  2. #daa923
  3. #c2961f
  4. #a9841b
  5. #917117
  6. #795e14
  7. #614b10
  8. #49380c
  9. #302608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2bc27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2bc27
  2. #f3c33d
  3. #f5c952
  4. #f6d068
  5. #f7d77d
  6. #f9de93
  7. #fae4a9
  8. #fbebbe
  9. #fcf2d4
  10. #fef8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2bc27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2bc27
  2. #e7b630
  3. #dbb039
  4. #d0aa42
  5. #c4a44b
  6. #b99e54
  7. #ae985c
  8. #a29265
  9. #978c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bc0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c42d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2bc27 {
  color: #f2bc27;
}
Background
.bg-f2bc27 {
  background-color: #f2bc27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2bc27 {
  border: 2px solid #f2bc27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2bc27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 188 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2bc27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2bc27, #c3f227);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2bc27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 188 39 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.37 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.49 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.77 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.97 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.91 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.00 #0d43d8 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2bc27  rgb(242, 188, 39)  hsl(44, 89%, 55%)  Saffron
#275df2  rgb(39, 93, 242)  hsl(224, 89%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#27f2bc  rgb(39, 242, 188)  hsl(164, 89%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bc27f2  rgb(188, 39, 242)  hsl(284, 89%, 55%)  Electric Purple