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#F2BC2C

#f2bc2c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2bc2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.31% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.64°, with 88.39% 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 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.5503

Complementary

  1. #f2bc2c
  2. #2c62f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2bc2c
  2. #2cc5f2
  3. #592cf2

Analogous

  1. #f2592c
  2. #f2bc2c
  3. #c5f22c

Triadic

  1. #f2bc2c
  2. #2cf2bc
  3. #bc2cf2

Tetradic

  1. #f2bc2c
  2. #62f22c
  3. #2c62f2
  4. #bc2cf2

Square

  1. #f2bc2c
  2. #2cf259
  3. #2c62f2
  4. #f22cc5

Monochromatic

  1. #7d5d08
  2. #c5930c
  3. #f2bc2c
  4. #f6d374
  5. #fbeabc

Shades

#f2bc2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2bc2c
  2. #daa928
  3. #c29623
  4. #a9841f
  5. #91711a
  6. #795e16
  7. #614b12
  8. #49380d
  9. #302609
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2bc2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2bc2c
  2. #f3c341
  3. #f5c956
  4. #f6d06b
  5. #f7d780
  6. #f9de96
  7. #fae4ab
  8. #fbebc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2bc2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2bc2c
  2. #e7b634
  3. #dbb03d
  4. #d0aa45
  5. #c4a44e
  6. #b99e56
  7. #ae985e
  8. #a29267
  9. #978c6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bc18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c432 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2bc2c {
  color: #f2bc2c;
}
Background
.bg-f2bc2c {
  background-color: #f2bc2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2bc2c {
  border: 2px solid #f2bc2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2bc2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 188 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2bc2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2bc2c, #c5f22c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2bc2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 188 44 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.47 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.81 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.90 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.03 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.00 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.20 #0d43d3 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2bc2c  rgb(242, 188, 44)  hsl(44, 88%, 56%)  Saffron
#2c62f2  rgb(44, 98, 242)  hsl(224, 88%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2cf2bc  rgb(44, 242, 188)  hsl(164, 88%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bc2cf2  rgb(188, 44, 242)  hsl(284, 88%, 56%)  Electric Purple