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#F2C136

#f2c136 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2c136 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 75.69% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.25% magenta, 77.69% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.36°, with 87.85% saturation and 58.04% 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 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5728

Complementary

  1. #f2c136
  2. #3667f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c136
  2. #36c5f2
  3. #6336f2

Analogous

  1. #f26336
  2. #f2c136
  3. #c5f236

Triadic

  1. #f2c136
  2. #36f2c1
  3. #c136f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c136
  2. #67f236
  3. #3667f2
  4. #c136f2

Square

  1. #f2c136
  2. #36f263
  3. #3667f2
  4. #f236c5

Monochromatic

  1. #866609
  2. #ce9c0d
  3. #f2c136
  4. #f7d77e
  5. #fbedc6

Shades

#f2c136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c136
  2. #daae31
  3. #c29a2b
  4. #a98726
  5. #917420
  6. #79611b
  7. #614d16
  8. #493a10
  9. #30270b
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c136
  2. #f3c74a
  3. #f5cd5e
  4. #f6d472
  5. #f7da86
  6. #f9e09b
  7. #fae6af
  8. #fbecc3
  9. #fcf3d7
  10. #fef9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c136
  2. #e7bb3d
  3. #dbb445
  4. #d0ae4c
  5. #c4a754
  6. #b9a15b
  7. #ae9a62
  8. #a2946a
  9. #978d71
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac5a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c019 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c027 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac83b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #feb788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c136 {
  color: #f2c136;
}
Background
.bg-f2c136 {
  background-color: #f2c136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c136 {
  border: 2px solid #f2c136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 193 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c136, #c5f236);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 193 54 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.10 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.95 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.98 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.00 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.17 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.80 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.97 #0d3ec9 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c136  rgb(242, 193, 54)  hsl(44, 88%, 58%)  Saffron
#3667f2  rgb(54, 103, 242)  hsl(224, 88%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#36f2c1  rgb(54, 242, 193)  hsl(164, 88%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c136f2  rgb(193, 54, 242)  hsl(284, 88%, 58%)  Electric Purple