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#F2CA4B

#f2ca4b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2ca4b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 79.22% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.53% magenta, 69.01% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.63°, with 86.53% saturation and 62.16% 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 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6163

Complementary

  1. #f2ca4b
  2. #4b73f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2ca4b
  2. #4bc7f2
  3. #774bf2

Analogous

  1. #f2774b
  2. #f2ca4b
  3. #c7f24b

Triadic

  1. #f2ca4b
  2. #4bf2ca
  3. #ca4bf2

Tetradic

  1. #f2ca4b
  2. #73f24b
  3. #4b73f2
  4. #ca4bf2

Square

  1. #f2ca4b
  2. #4bf277
  3. #4b73f2
  4. #f24bc7

Monochromatic

  1. #99770b
  2. #e0ae10
  3. #f2ca4b
  4. #f7df92
  5. #fcf4da

Shades

#f2ca4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2ca4b
  2. #dab644
  3. #c2a23c
  4. #a98d35
  5. #91792d
  6. #796526
  7. #61511e
  8. #493d17
  9. #30280f
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2ca4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2ca4b
  2. #f3cf5d
  3. #f5d56f
  4. #f6da81
  5. #f7df93
  6. #f9e5a5
  7. #faeab7
  8. #fbefc9
  9. #fcf4db
  10. #fefaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2ca4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2ca4b
  2. #e7c350
  3. #dbbb56
  4. #d0b45b
  5. #c4ac60
  6. #b9a566
  7. #ae9e6b
  8. #a29670
  9. #978f75
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddcca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c73a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d351 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7c841 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edcf4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fec192 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2ca4b {
  color: #f2ca4b;
}
Background
.bg-f2ca4b {
  background-color: #f2ca4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2ca4b {
  border: 2px solid #f2ca4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2ca4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 202 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2ca4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ca4b, #c7f24b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2ca4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 202 75 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.73 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.31 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.61 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.97 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.83 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.14 #0d35b4 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2ca4b  rgb(242, 202, 75)  hsl(46, 87%, 62%)  Saffron
#4b73f2  rgb(75, 115, 242)  hsl(226, 87%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#4bf2ca  rgb(75, 242, 202)  hsl(166, 87%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#ca4bf2  rgb(202, 75, 242)  hsl(286, 87%, 62%)  Medium Orchid