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#F2CB5A

#f2cb5a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2cb5a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 79.61% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.12% magenta, 62.81% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.61°, with 85.39% saturation and 65.1% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.6233

Complementary

  1. #f2cb5a
  2. #5a81f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2cb5a
  2. #5acdf2
  3. #7f5af2

Analogous

  1. #f27f5a
  2. #f2cb5a
  3. #cdf25a

Triadic

  1. #f2cb5a
  2. #5af2cb
  3. #cb5af2

Tetradic

  1. #f2cb5a
  2. #81f25a
  3. #5a81f2
  4. #cb5af2

Square

  1. #f2cb5a
  2. #5af27f
  3. #5a81f2
  4. #f25acd

Monochromatic

  1. #a67f0d
  2. #ecb513
  3. #f2cb5a
  4. #f8e1a1
  5. #fdf8e8

Shades

#f2cb5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2cb5a
  2. #dab751
  3. #c2a248
  4. #a98e3f
  5. #917a36
  6. #79662d
  7. #615124
  8. #493d1b
  9. #302912
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2cb5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2cb5a
  2. #f3d06b
  3. #f5d57b
  4. #f6db8c
  5. #f7e09c
  6. #f9e5ad
  7. #faeabd
  8. #fbefce
  9. #fcf5de
  10. #fefaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2cb5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2cb5a
  2. #e7c45e
  3. #dbbc62
  4. #d0b565
  5. #c4ad69
  6. #b9a66d
  7. #ae9e71
  8. #a29775
  9. #978f78
  10. #8b887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #decdac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c94e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d45f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbcb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7ca53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd05d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdc297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2cb5a {
  color: #f2cb5a;
}
Background
.bg-f2cb5a {
  background-color: #f2cb5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2cb5a {
  border: 2px solid #f2cb5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2cb5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 203 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 85% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2cb5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2cb5a, #cdf25a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2cb5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 203 90 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.95 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.04 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.23 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.17 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.61 #0d34a5 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2cb5a  rgb(242, 203, 90)  hsl(45, 85%, 65%)  Saffron
#5a81f2  rgb(90, 129, 242)  hsl(225, 85%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#5af2cb  rgb(90, 242, 203)  hsl(165, 85%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#cb5af2  rgb(203, 90, 242)  hsl(285, 85%, 65%)  Medium Orchid