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#F2C656

#f2c656 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2c656 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 64.46% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.08°, with 85.71% saturation and 64.31% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.5994

Complementary

  1. #f2c656
  2. #5682f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c656
  2. #56d0f2
  3. #7856f2

Analogous

  1. #f27856
  2. #f2c656
  3. #d0f256

Triadic

  1. #f2c656
  2. #56f2c6
  3. #c656f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c656
  2. #82f256
  3. #5682f2
  4. #c656f2

Square

  1. #f2c656
  2. #56f278
  3. #5682f2
  4. #f256d0

Monochromatic

  1. #a2780d
  2. #eaad12
  3. #f2c656
  4. #f7de9d
  5. #fdf6e4

Shades

#f2c656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c656
  2. #dab24d
  3. #c29e45
  4. #a98b3c
  5. #917734
  6. #79632b
  7. #614f22
  8. #493b1a
  9. #302811
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c656
  2. #f3cc67
  3. #f5d178
  4. #f6d789
  5. #f7dd9a
  6. #f9e3ab
  7. #fae8bb
  8. #fbeecc
  9. #fcf4dd
  10. #fef9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c656
  2. #e7bf5a
  3. #dbb85e
  4. #d0b163
  5. #c4aa67
  6. #b9a36b
  7. #ae9c6f
  8. #a29573
  9. #978e78
  10. #8b877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc449 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d05b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c54f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcc59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #febd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c656 {
  color: #f2c656;
}
Background
.bg-f2c656 {
  background-color: #f2c656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c656 {
  border: 2px solid #f2c656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 198 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 86% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c656, #d0f256);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 198 86 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.92 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.28 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.56 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.59 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.60 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.68 #0d39a9 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c656  rgb(242, 198, 86)  hsl(43, 86%, 64%)  Saffron
#5682f2  rgb(86, 130, 242)  hsl(223, 86%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#56f2c6  rgb(86, 242, 198)  hsl(163, 86%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c656f2  rgb(198, 86, 242)  hsl(283, 86%, 64%)  Medium Orchid