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#F2C031

#f2c031 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2c031 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.66% magenta, 79.75% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.46°, with 88.13% saturation and 57.06% 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.19.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.568

Complementary

  1. #f2c031
  2. #3163f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c031
  2. #31c3f2
  3. #6031f2

Analogous

  1. #f26031
  2. #f2c031
  3. #c3f231

Triadic

  1. #f2c031
  2. #31f2c0
  3. #c031f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c031
  2. #63f231
  3. #3163f2
  4. #c031f2

Square

  1. #f2c031
  2. #31f260
  3. #3163f2
  4. #f231c3

Monochromatic

  1. #826208
  2. #ca990d
  3. #f2c031
  4. #f7d679
  5. #fbecc1

Shades

#f2c031 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c031
  2. #daad2c
  3. #c29a27
  4. #a98622
  5. #91731d
  6. #796019
  7. #614d14
  8. #493a0f
  9. #30260a
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c031 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c031
  2. #f3c646
  3. #f5cd5a
  4. #f6d36f
  5. #f7d983
  6. #f9e098
  7. #fae6ad
  8. #fbecc1
  9. #fcf2d6
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c031 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c031
  2. #e7ba39
  3. #dbb341
  4. #d0ad49
  5. #c4a651
  6. #b9a059
  7. #ae9a60
  8. #a29368
  9. #978d70
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bf20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac736 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c031 {
  color: #f2c031;
}
Background
.bg-f2c031 {
  background-color: #f2c031;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c031 {
  border: 2px solid #f2c031;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c031;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 192 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c031 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c031, #c3f231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c031 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 192 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.19 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.69 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.00 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.04 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.50 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.01 #0d3fce Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c031  rgb(242, 192, 49)  hsl(44, 88%, 57%)  Saffron
#3163f2  rgb(49, 99, 242)  hsl(224, 88%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31f2c0  rgb(49, 242, 192)  hsl(164, 88%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c031f2  rgb(192, 49, 242)  hsl(284, 88%, 57%)  Electric Purple