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#F2BE2E

#f2be2e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2be2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.49% magenta, 80.99% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.08°, with 88.29% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.559

Complementary

  1. #f2be2e
  2. #2e62f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2be2e
  2. #2ec4f2
  3. #5c2ef2

Analogous

  1. #f25c2e
  2. #f2be2e
  3. #c4f22e

Triadic

  1. #f2be2e
  2. #2ef2be
  3. #be2ef2

Tetradic

  1. #f2be2e
  2. #62f22e
  3. #2e62f2
  4. #be2ef2

Square

  1. #f2be2e
  2. #2ef25c
  3. #2e62f2
  4. #f22ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #7f5f08
  2. #c7960c
  3. #f2be2e
  4. #f6d476
  5. #fbebbe

Shades

#f2be2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2be2e
  2. #daab29
  3. #c29825
  4. #a98520
  5. #91721c
  6. #795f17
  7. #614c12
  8. #49390e
  9. #302609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2be2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2be2e
  2. #f3c543
  3. #f5cb58
  4. #f6d26d
  5. #f7d882
  6. #f9df97
  7. #fae5ab
  8. #fbecc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2be2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2be2e
  2. #e7b836
  3. #dbb23e
  4. #d0ab47
  5. #c4a54f
  6. #b99f57
  7. #ae995f
  8. #a29367
  9. #978c70
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bd1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c634 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2be2e {
  color: #f2be2e;
}
Background
.bg-f2be2e {
  background-color: #f2be2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2be2e {
  border: 2px solid #f2be2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2be2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 190 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2be2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2be2e, #c4f22e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2be2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 190 46 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.80 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.85 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.88 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.13 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.47 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.57 #0d41d1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2be2e  rgb(242, 190, 46)  hsl(44, 88%, 56%)  Saffron
#2e62f2  rgb(46, 98, 242)  hsl(224, 88%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2ef2be  rgb(46, 242, 190)  hsl(164, 88%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#be2ef2  rgb(190, 46, 242)  hsl(284, 88%, 56%)  Electric Purple