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#F2CA42

#f2ca42 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2ca42 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 79.22% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.53% magenta, 72.73% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 46.36°, with 87.13% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6151

Complementary

  1. #f2ca42
  2. #426af2

Split complementary

  1. #f2ca42
  2. #42c2f2
  3. #7242f2

Analogous

  1. #f27242
  2. #f2ca42
  3. #c2f242

Triadic

  1. #f2ca42
  2. #42f2ca
  3. #ca42f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2ca42
  2. #6af242
  3. #426af2
  4. #ca42f2

Square

  1. #f2ca42
  2. #42f272
  3. #426af2
  4. #f242c2

Monochromatic

  1. #91720a
  2. #d9ab0f
  3. #f2ca42
  4. #f7de8a
  5. #fcf2d1

Shades

#f2ca42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2ca42
  2. #dab63b
  3. #c2a235
  4. #a98d2e
  5. #917928
  6. #796521
  7. #61511a
  8. #493d14
  9. #30280d
  10. #181407
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2ca42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2ca42
  2. #f3cf55
  3. #f5d568
  4. #f6da7b
  5. #f7df8e
  6. #f9e5a1
  7. #faeab3
  8. #fbefc6
  9. #fcf4d9
  10. #fefaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2ca42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2ca42
  2. #e7c348
  3. #dbbb4e
  4. #d0b455
  5. #c4ac5b
  6. #b9a561
  7. #ae9e67
  8. #a2966d
  9. #978f74
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddcca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c72c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead34a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7c836 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edcf47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fec090 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2ca42 {
  color: #f2ca42;
}
Background
.bg-f2ca42 {
  background-color: #f2ca42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2ca42 {
  border: 2px solid #f2ca42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2ca42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 202 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2ca42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ca42, #c2f242);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2ca42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 202 66 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.41 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.74 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.98 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.96 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.16 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.39 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.94 #0d35bd Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2ca42  rgb(242, 202, 66)  hsl(46, 87%, 60%)  Saffron
#426af2  rgb(66, 106, 242)  hsl(226, 87%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#42f2ca  rgb(66, 242, 202)  hsl(166, 87%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#ca42f2  rgb(202, 66, 242)  hsl(286, 87%, 60%)  Medium Orchid