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#F2C028

#f2c028 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2c028 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.66% magenta, 83.47% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.15°, 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.04.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5673

Complementary

  1. #f2c028
  2. #285af2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c028
  2. #28bff2
  3. #5b28f2

Analogous

  1. #f25b28
  2. #f2c028
  3. #bff228

Triadic

  1. #f2c028
  2. #28f2c0
  3. #c028f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c028
  2. #5af228
  3. #285af2
  4. #c028f2

Square

  1. #f2c028
  2. #28f25b
  3. #285af2
  4. #f228bf

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5d07
  2. #c2950c
  3. #f2c028
  4. #f6d570
  5. #fbeab8

Shades

#f2c028 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c028
  2. #daad24
  3. #c29a20
  4. #a9861c
  5. #917318
  6. #796014
  7. #614d10
  8. #493a0c
  9. #302608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c028 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c028
  2. #f3c63e
  3. #f5cd53
  4. #f6d369
  5. #f7d97e
  6. #f9e094
  7. #fae6a9
  8. #fbecbf
  9. #fcf2d4
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c028 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c028
  2. #e7ba31
  3. #dbb33a
  4. #d0ad42
  5. #c4a64b
  6. #b9a054
  7. #ae9a5d
  8. #a29366
  9. #978d6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bf0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac72f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c028 {
  color: #f2c028;
}
Background
.bg-f2c028 {
  background-color: #f2c028;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c028 {
  border: 2px solid #f2c028;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c028;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 192 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c028 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c028, #bff228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c028 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 192 40 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.04 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.34 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.67 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.93 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.37 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.60 #0d3fd7 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c028  rgb(242, 192, 40)  hsl(45, 89%, 55%)  Saffron
#285af2  rgb(40, 90, 242)  hsl(225, 89%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#28f2c0  rgb(40, 242, 192)  hsl(165, 89%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#c028f2  rgb(192, 40, 242)  hsl(285, 89%, 55%)  Electric Purple