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#F3C42E

#f3c42e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f3c42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.34% magenta, 81.07% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 45.69°, with 89.14% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 0.33.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5873

Complementary

  1. #f3c42e
  2. #2e5df3

Split complementary

  1. #f3c42e
  2. #2ebff3
  3. #622ef3

Analogous

  1. #f3622e
  2. #f3c42e
  3. #bff32e

Triadic

  1. #f3c42e
  2. #2ef3c4
  3. #c42ef3

Tetradic

  1. #f3c42e
  2. #5df32e
  3. #2e5df3
  4. #c42ef3

Square

  1. #f3c42e
  2. #2ef362
  3. #2e5df3
  4. #f32ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #816407
  2. #c99c0c
  3. #f3c42e
  4. #f7d876
  5. #fbedbf

Shades

#f3c42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3c42e
  2. #dbb029
  3. #c29d25
  4. #aa8920
  5. #92761c
  6. #7a6217
  7. #614e12
  8. #493b0e
  9. #312709
  10. #181405
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3c42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3c42e
  2. #f4ca43
  3. #f5d058
  4. #f7d66d
  5. #f8dc82
  6. #f9e297
  7. #fae7ab
  8. #fbedc0
  9. #fdf3d5
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3c42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3c42e
  2. #e8bd36
  3. #dcb63e
  4. #d1b047
  5. #c5a94f
  6. #baa257
  7. #ae9b5f
  8. #a39467
  9. #978e70
  10. #8c8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbc7a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c31a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eccb34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3c42e {
  color: #f3c42e;
}
Background
.bg-f3c42e {
  background-color: #f3c42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3c42e {
  border: 2px solid #f3c42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3c42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 89% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3c42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3c42e, #bff32e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3c42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 0.33 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.26 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.65 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.85 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.00 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.16 #0c3bd1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f3c42e  rgb(243, 196, 46)  hsl(46, 89%, 57%)  Saffron
#2e5df3  rgb(46, 93, 243)  hsl(226, 89%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2ef3c4  rgb(46, 243, 196)  hsl(166, 89%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c42ef3  rgb(196, 46, 243)  hsl(286, 89%, 57%)  Electric Purple