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#F2C021

#f2c021 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2c021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.66% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.65°, with 88.94% saturation and 53.92% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.15.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5669

Complementary

  1. #f2c021
  2. #2153f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c021
  2. #21bbf2
  3. #5821f2

Analogous

  1. #f25821
  2. #f2c021
  3. #bbf221

Triadic

  1. #f2c021
  2. #21f2c0
  3. #c021f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c021
  2. #53f221
  3. #2153f2
  4. #c021f2

Square

  1. #f2c021
  2. #21f258
  3. #2153f2
  4. #f221bb

Monochromatic

  1. #735907
  2. #bc910b
  3. #f2c021
  4. #f6d569
  5. #fae9b2

Shades

#f2c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c021
  2. #daad1e
  3. #c29a1a
  4. #a98617
  5. #917314
  6. #796011
  7. #614d0d
  8. #493a0a
  9. #302607
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c021
  2. #f3c637
  3. #f5cd4d
  4. #f6d364
  5. #f7d97a
  6. #f9e090
  7. #fae6a6
  8. #fbecbc
  9. #fcf2d3
  10. #fef9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c021
  2. #e7ba2b
  3. #dbb334
  4. #d0ad3e
  5. #c4a647
  6. #b9a051
  7. #ae9a5a
  8. #a29364
  9. #978d6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c021 {
  color: #f2c021;
}
Background
.bg-f2c021 {
  background-color: #f2c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c021 {
  border: 2px solid #f2c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 89% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c021, #bbf221);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.15 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.19 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.56 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.93 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.36 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.64 #0d3fde Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c021  rgb(242, 192, 33)  hsl(46, 89%, 54%)  Saffron
#2153f2  rgb(33, 83, 242)  hsl(226, 89%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#21f2c0  rgb(33, 242, 192)  hsl(166, 89%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#c021f2  rgb(192, 33, 242)  hsl(286, 89%, 54%)  Electric Purple