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#F2C652

#f2c652 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2c652 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 77.65% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 66.12% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.5°, with 86.02% saturation and 63.53% 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.5987

Complementary

  1. #f2c652
  2. #527ef2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c652
  2. #52cef2
  3. #7652f2

Analogous

  1. #f27652
  2. #f2c652
  3. #cef252

Triadic

  1. #f2c652
  2. #52f2c6
  3. #c652f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c652
  2. #7ef252
  3. #527ef2
  4. #c652f2

Square

  1. #f2c652
  2. #52f276
  3. #527ef2
  4. #f252ce

Monochromatic

  1. #9f770c
  2. #e6ac11
  3. #f2c652
  4. #f7dd99
  5. #fdf5e0

Shades

#f2c652 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c652
  2. #dab24a
  3. #c29e42
  4. #a98b39
  5. #917731
  6. #796329
  7. #614f21
  8. #493b19
  9. #302810
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c652 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c652
  2. #f3cc63
  3. #f5d175
  4. #f6d786
  5. #f7dd97
  6. #f9e3a9
  7. #fae8ba
  8. #fbeecb
  9. #fcf4dc
  10. #fef9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c652 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c652
  2. #e7bf57
  3. #dbb85b
  4. #d0b160
  5. #c4aa64
  6. #b9a369
  7. #ae9c6e
  8. #a29572
  9. #978e77
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc444 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d057 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c54a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcc55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #febd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c652 {
  color: #f2c652;
}
Background
.bg-f2c652 {
  background-color: #f2c652;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c652 {
  border: 2px solid #f2c652;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c652;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 198 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 86% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c652 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c652, #cef252);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c652 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 198 82 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.79 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.89 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.12 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.21 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.23 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.47 #0d39ad Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c652  rgb(242, 198, 82)  hsl(44, 86%, 64%)  Saffron
#527ef2  rgb(82, 126, 242)  hsl(224, 86%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#52f2c6  rgb(82, 242, 198)  hsl(164, 86%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c652f2  rgb(198, 82, 242)  hsl(284, 86%, 64%)  Medium Orchid