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#F2C235

#f2c235 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2c235 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 76.08% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.83% magenta, 78.1% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.76°, with 87.91% saturation and 57.84% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 0.75.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5772

Complementary

  1. #f2c235
  2. #3565f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c235
  2. #35c4f2
  3. #6335f2

Analogous

  1. #f26335
  2. #f2c235
  3. #c4f235

Triadic

  1. #f2c235
  2. #35f2c2
  3. #c235f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c235
  2. #65f235
  3. #3565f2
  4. #c235f2

Square

  1. #f2c235
  2. #35f263
  3. #3565f2
  4. #f235c4

Monochromatic

  1. #856609
  2. #cd9c0d
  3. #f2c235
  4. #f7d87d
  5. #fbedc5

Shades

#f2c235 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c235
  2. #daaf30
  3. #c29b2a
  4. #a98825
  5. #917420
  6. #79611b
  7. #614e15
  8. #493a10
  9. #30270b
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c235 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c235
  2. #f3c849
  3. #f5ce5d
  4. #f6d472
  5. #f7da86
  6. #f9e19a
  7. #fae7ae
  8. #fbedc2
  9. #fcf3d7
  10. #fef9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c235 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c235
  2. #e7bb3d
  3. #dbb544
  4. #d0ae4c
  5. #c4a853
  6. #b9a15b
  7. #ae9a62
  8. #a2946a
  9. #978d71
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac6a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c016 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c126 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac93a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #feb888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c235 {
  color: #f2c235;
}
Background
.bg-f2c235 {
  background-color: #f2c235;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c235 {
  border: 2px solid #f2c235;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c235;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 194 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c235 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c235, #c4f235);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c235 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 194 53 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 0.75 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.72 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.99 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.24 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.57 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.98 #0d3dca Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c235  rgb(242, 194, 53)  hsl(45, 88%, 58%)  Saffron
#3565f2  rgb(53, 101, 242)  hsl(225, 88%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#35f2c2  rgb(53, 242, 194)  hsl(165, 88%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c235f2  rgb(194, 53, 242)  hsl(285, 88%, 58%)  Electric Purple