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#F2BC42

#f2bc42 ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2bc42 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 73.73% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.31% magenta, 72.73% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.59°, with 87.13% saturation and 60.39% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5524

Complementary

  1. #f2bc42
  2. #4278f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2bc42
  2. #42d0f2
  3. #6442f2

Analogous

  1. #f26442
  2. #f2bc42
  3. #d0f242

Triadic

  1. #f2bc42
  2. #42f2bc
  3. #bc42f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2bc42
  2. #78f242
  3. #4278f2
  4. #bc42f2

Square

  1. #f2bc42
  2. #42f264
  3. #4278f2
  4. #f242d0

Monochromatic

  1. #91680a
  2. #d99b0f
  3. #f2bc42
  4. #f7d58a
  5. #fcefd1

Shades

#f2bc42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2bc42
  2. #daa93b
  3. #c29635
  4. #a9842e
  5. #917128
  6. #795e21
  7. #614b1a
  8. #493814
  9. #30260d
  10. #181307
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2bc42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2bc42
  2. #f3c355
  3. #f5c968
  4. #f6d07b
  5. #f7d78e
  6. #f9dea1
  7. #fae4b3
  8. #fbebc6
  9. #fcf2d9
  10. #fef8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2bc42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2bc42
  2. #e7b648
  3. #dbb04e
  4. #d0aa55
  5. #c4a45b
  6. #b99e61
  7. #ae9867
  8. #a2926d
  9. #978c74
  10. #8b867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c1a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bc30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0ca47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bc38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c445 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #feb287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2bc42 {
  color: #f2bc42;
}
Background
.bg-f2bc42 {
  background-color: #f2bc42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2bc42 {
  border: 2px solid #f2bc42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2bc42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 188 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2bc42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2bc42, #d0f242);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2bc42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 188 66 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.72 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.73 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.16 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.51 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.12 #0d43bd Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#f2bc42  rgb(242, 188, 66)  hsl(42, 87%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#4278f2  rgb(66, 120, 242)  hsl(222, 87%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#42f2bc  rgb(66, 242, 188)  hsl(162, 87%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#bc42f2  rgb(188, 66, 242)  hsl(282, 87%, 60%)  Electric Purple