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#F2C239

#f2c239 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2c239 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.83% magenta, 76.45% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.43°, with 87.68% saturation and 58.63% 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 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.03.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5776

Complementary

  1. #f2c239
  2. #3969f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c239
  2. #39c6f2
  3. #6639f2

Analogous

  1. #f26639
  2. #f2c239
  3. #c6f239

Triadic

  1. #f2c239
  2. #39f2c2
  3. #c239f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c239
  2. #69f239
  3. #3969f2
  4. #c239f2

Square

  1. #f2c239
  2. #39f266
  3. #3969f2
  4. #f239c6

Monochromatic

  1. #896809
  2. #d19e0e
  3. #f2c239
  4. #f7d881
  5. #fbeec9

Shades

#f2c239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c239
  2. #daaf33
  3. #c29b2e
  4. #a98828
  5. #917422
  6. #79611d
  7. #614e17
  8. #493a11
  9. #30270b
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c239
  2. #f3c84d
  3. #f5ce61
  4. #f6d474
  5. #f7da88
  6. #f9e19c
  7. #fae7b0
  8. #fbedc4
  9. #fcf3d7
  10. #fef9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c239
  2. #e7bb40
  3. #dbb547
  4. #d0ae4e
  5. #c4a855
  6. #b9a15d
  7. #ae9a64
  8. #a2946b
  9. #978d72
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac6a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c01f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c12b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac93e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #feb889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c239 {
  color: #f2c239;
}
Background
.bg-f2c239 {
  background-color: #f2c239;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c239 {
  border: 2px solid #f2c239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 194 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c239, #c6f239);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 194 57 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.03 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.10 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.20 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.35 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.84 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.07 #0d3dc6 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c239  rgb(242, 194, 57)  hsl(44, 88%, 59%)  Saffron
#3969f2  rgb(57, 105, 242)  hsl(224, 88%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#39f2c2  rgb(57, 242, 194)  hsl(164, 88%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c239f2  rgb(194, 57, 242)  hsl(284, 88%, 59%)  Electric Purple