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#F2BD2D

#f2bd2d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2bd2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 74.12% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.9% magenta, 81.4% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.86°, with 88.34% saturation and 56.27% 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5546

Complementary

  1. #f2bd2d
  2. #2d62f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2bd2d
  2. #2dc4f2
  3. #5a2df2

Analogous

  1. #f25a2d
  2. #f2bd2d
  3. #c4f22d

Triadic

  1. #f2bd2d
  2. #2df2bd
  3. #bd2df2

Tetradic

  1. #f2bd2d
  2. #62f22d
  3. #2d62f2
  4. #bd2df2

Square

  1. #f2bd2d
  2. #2df25a
  3. #2d62f2
  4. #f22dc4

Monochromatic

  1. #7e5e08
  2. #c6940c
  3. #f2bd2d
  4. #f6d475
  5. #fbeabd

Shades

#f2bd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2bd2d
  2. #daaa29
  3. #c29724
  4. #a98420
  5. #91711b
  6. #795f17
  7. #614c12
  8. #49390e
  9. #302609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2bd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2bd2d
  2. #f3c442
  3. #f5ca57
  4. #f6d16c
  5. #f7d781
  6. #f9de96
  7. #fae5ab
  8. #fbebc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2bd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2bd2d
  2. #e7b735
  3. #dbb13e
  4. #d0ab46
  5. #c4a54e
  6. #b99f57
  7. #ae985f
  8. #a29267
  9. #978c6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bd1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c533 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2bd2d {
  color: #f2bd2d;
}
Background
.bg-f2bd2d {
  background-color: #f2bd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2bd2d {
  border: 2px solid #f2bd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2bd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 189 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2bd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2bd2d, #c4f22d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2bd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 189 45 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.14 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.81 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.93 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.00 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.73 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.88 #0d42d2 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2bd2d  rgb(242, 189, 45)  hsl(44, 88%, 56%)  Saffron
#2d62f2  rgb(45, 98, 242)  hsl(224, 88%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2df2bd  rgb(45, 242, 189)  hsl(164, 88%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bd2df2  rgb(189, 45, 242)  hsl(284, 88%, 56%)  Electric Purple