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#F3BC2A

#f3bc2a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f3bc2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 73.73% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.63% magenta, 82.72% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 43.58°, with 89.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5519

Complementary

  1. #f3bc2a
  2. #2a61f3

Split complementary

  1. #f3bc2a
  2. #2ac6f3
  3. #572af3

Analogous

  1. #f3572a
  2. #f3bc2a
  3. #c6f32a

Triadic

  1. #f3bc2a
  2. #2af3bc
  3. #bc2af3

Tetradic

  1. #f3bc2a
  2. #61f32a
  3. #2a61f3
  4. #bc2af3

Square

  1. #f3bc2a
  2. #2af357
  3. #2a61f3
  4. #f32ac6

Monochromatic

  1. #7d5d07
  2. #c5920b
  3. #f3bc2a
  4. #f7d372
  5. #fbeabb

Shades

#f3bc2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3bc2a
  2. #dba926
  3. #c29622
  4. #aa841d
  5. #927119
  6. #7a5e15
  7. #614b11
  8. #49380d
  9. #312608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3bc2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3bc2a
  2. #f4c33f
  3. #f5c955
  4. #f7d06a
  5. #f8d77f
  6. #f9de95
  7. #fae4aa
  8. #fbebbf
  9. #fdf2d4
  10. #fef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3bc2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3bc2a
  2. #e8b633
  3. #dcb03b
  4. #d1aa44
  5. #c5a44c
  6. #ba9e55
  7. #ae985e
  8. #a39266
  9. #978c6f
  10. #8c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bc15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c530 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3bc2a {
  color: #f3bc2a;
}
Background
.bg-f3bc2a {
  background-color: #f3bc2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3bc2a {
  border: 2px solid #f3bc2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3bc2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 188 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 89% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3bc2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3bc2a, #c6f32a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3bc2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 188 42 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.58 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.59 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.66 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.04 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.00 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.29 #0c43d5 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f3bc2a  rgb(243, 188, 42)  hsl(44, 89%, 56%)  Saffron
#2a61f3  rgb(42, 97, 243)  hsl(224, 89%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2af3bc  rgb(42, 243, 188)  hsl(164, 89%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bc2af3  rgb(188, 42, 243)  hsl(284, 89%, 56%)  Electric Purple