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#F2BF39

#f2bf39 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2bf39 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 74.9% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.07% magenta, 76.45% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.46°, with 87.68% saturation and 58.63% 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5643

Complementary

  1. #f2bf39
  2. #396cf2

Split complementary

  1. #f2bf39
  2. #39c9f2
  3. #6339f2

Analogous

  1. #f26339
  2. #f2bf39
  3. #c9f239

Triadic

  1. #f2bf39
  2. #39f2bf
  3. #bf39f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2bf39
  2. #6cf239
  3. #396cf2
  4. #bf39f2

Square

  1. #f2bf39
  2. #39f263
  3. #396cf2
  4. #f239c9

Monochromatic

  1. #896609
  2. #d19b0e
  3. #f2bf39
  4. #f7d681
  5. #fbedc9

Shades

#f2bf39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2bf39
  2. #daac33
  3. #c2992e
  4. #a98628
  5. #917322
  6. #79601d
  7. #614c17
  8. #493911
  9. #30260b
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2bf39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2bf39
  2. #f3c54d
  3. #f5cc61
  4. #f6d274
  5. #f7d988
  6. #f9df9c
  7. #fae5b0
  8. #fbecc4
  9. #fcf2d7
  10. #fef9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2bf39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2bf39
  2. #e7b940
  3. #dbb247
  4. #d0ac4e
  5. #c4a655
  6. #b9a05d
  7. #ae9964
  8. #a2936b
  9. #978d72
  10. #8b8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c3a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2be2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c73d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb587 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2bf39 {
  color: #f2bf39;
}
Background
.bg-f2bf39 {
  background-color: #f2bf39;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2bf39 {
  border: 2px solid #f2bf39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2bf39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 191 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2bf39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2bf39, #c9f239);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2bf39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 191 57 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.62 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.20 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.38 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.55 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.86 #0d40c6 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2bf39  rgb(242, 191, 57)  hsl(43, 88%, 59%)  Saffron
#396cf2  rgb(57, 108, 242)  hsl(223, 88%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#39f2bf  rgb(57, 242, 191)  hsl(163, 88%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#bf39f2  rgb(191, 57, 242)  hsl(283, 88%, 59%)  Electric Purple