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#F2BE28

#f2be28 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2be28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 74.51% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.49% magenta, 83.47% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.55°, with 88.6% saturation and 55.29% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5586

Complementary

  1. #f2be28
  2. #285cf2

Split complementary

  1. #f2be28
  2. #28c1f2
  3. #5928f2

Analogous

  1. #f25928
  2. #f2be28
  3. #c1f228

Triadic

  1. #f2be28
  2. #28f2be
  3. #be28f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2be28
  2. #5cf228
  3. #285cf2
  4. #be28f2

Square

  1. #f2be28
  2. #28f259
  3. #285cf2
  4. #f228c1

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5c07
  2. #c2930c
  3. #f2be28
  4. #f6d470
  5. #fbeab8

Shades

#f2be28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2be28
  2. #daab24
  3. #c29820
  4. #a9851c
  5. #917218
  6. #795f14
  7. #614c10
  8. #49390c
  9. #302608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2be28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2be28
  2. #f3c53e
  3. #f5cb53
  4. #f6d269
  5. #f7d87e
  6. #f9df94
  7. #fae5a9
  8. #fbecbf
  9. #fcf2d4
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2be28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2be28
  2. #e7b831
  3. #dbb23a
  4. #d0ab42
  5. #c4a54b
  6. #b99f54
  7. #ae995d
  8. #a29366
  9. #978c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bd0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c62e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2be28 {
  color: #f2be28;
}
Background
.bg-f2be28 {
  background-color: #f2be28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2be28 {
  border: 2px solid #f2be28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2be28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 190 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2be28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2be28, #c1f228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2be28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 190 40 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.69 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.33 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.67 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.08 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.31 #0d41d7 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2be28  rgb(242, 190, 40)  hsl(45, 89%, 55%)  Saffron
#285cf2  rgb(40, 92, 242)  hsl(225, 89%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#28f2be  rgb(40, 242, 190)  hsl(165, 89%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#be28f2  rgb(190, 40, 242)  hsl(285, 89%, 55%)  Electric Purple