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#F2BD40

#f2bd40 ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2bd40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 74.12% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.9% magenta, 73.55% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 42.13°, with 87.25% saturation and 60% 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 12.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5564

Complementary

  1. #f2bd40
  2. #4075f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2bd40
  2. #40cef2
  3. #6440f2

Analogous

  1. #f26440
  2. #f2bd40
  3. #cef240

Triadic

  1. #f2bd40
  2. #40f2bd
  3. #bd40f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2bd40
  2. #75f240
  3. #4075f2
  4. #bd40f2

Square

  1. #f2bd40
  2. #40f264
  3. #4075f2
  4. #f240ce

Monochromatic

  1. #8f670a
  2. #d79b0f
  3. #f2bd40
  4. #f7d688
  5. #fceecf

Shades

#f2bd40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2bd40
  2. #daaa3a
  3. #c29733
  4. #a9842d
  5. #917126
  6. #795f20
  7. #614c1a
  8. #493913
  9. #30260d
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2bd40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2bd40
  2. #f3c453
  3. #f5ca66
  4. #f6d179
  5. #f7d78c
  6. #f9dea0
  7. #fae5b3
  8. #fbebc6
  9. #fcf2d9
  10. #fef8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2bd40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2bd40
  2. #e7b746
  3. #dbb14d
  4. #d0ab53
  5. #c4a55a
  6. #b99f60
  7. #ae9866
  8. #a2926d
  9. #978c73
  10. #8b867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c2a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bd2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bd35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c544 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #feb387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2bd40 {
  color: #f2bd40;
}
Background
.bg-f2bd40 {
  background-color: #f2bd40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2bd40 {
  border: 2px solid #f2bd40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2bd40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 189 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2bd40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2bd40, #cef240);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2bd40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 189 64 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.56 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.20 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.96 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.03 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.14 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.52 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.02 #0d42bf Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#f2bd40  rgb(242, 189, 64)  hsl(42, 87%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#4075f2  rgb(64, 117, 242)  hsl(222, 87%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#40f2bd  rgb(64, 242, 189)  hsl(162, 87%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#bd40f2  rgb(189, 64, 242)  hsl(282, 87%, 60%)  Electric Purple