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#F3C433

#f3c433 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f3c433 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 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.34% magenta, 79.01% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 45.31°, with 88.89% saturation and 57.65% 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 0.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5877

Complementary

  1. #f3c433
  2. #3362f3

Split complementary

  1. #f3c433
  2. #33c2f3
  3. #6433f3

Analogous

  1. #f36433
  2. #f3c433
  3. #c2f333

Triadic

  1. #f3c433
  2. #33f3c4
  3. #c433f3

Tetradic

  1. #f3c433
  2. #62f333
  3. #3362f3
  4. #c433f3

Square

  1. #f3c433
  2. #33f364
  3. #3362f3
  4. #f333c2

Monochromatic

  1. #856608
  2. #cd9e0c
  3. #f3c433
  4. #f7d97b
  5. #fceec4

Shades

#f3c433 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3c433
  2. #dbb02e
  3. #c29d29
  4. #aa8924
  5. #92761f
  6. #7a621a
  7. #614e14
  8. #493b0f
  9. #31270a
  10. #181405
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3c433 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3c433
  2. #f4ca47
  3. #f5d05c
  4. #f7d670
  5. #f8dc85
  6. #f9e299
  7. #fae7ad
  8. #fbedc2
  9. #fdf3d6
  10. #fef9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3c433 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3c433
  2. #e8bd3b
  3. #dcb642
  4. #d1b04a
  5. #c5a952
  6. #baa25a
  7. #ae9b61
  8. #a39469
  9. #978e71
  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 #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbc7a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc20f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c322 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eccb39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3c433 {
  color: #f3c433;
}
Background
.bg-f3c433 {
  background-color: #f3c433;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3c433 {
  border: 2px solid #f3c433;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3c433;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 196 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 89% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3c433 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3c433, #c2f333);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3c433 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 196 51 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 0.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.30 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.93 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.99 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.15 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.80 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.19 #0c3bcc Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Saffron
#f3c433  rgb(243, 196, 51)  hsl(45, 89%, 58%)  Saffron
#3362f3  rgb(51, 98, 243)  hsl(225, 89%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#33f3c4  rgb(51, 243, 196)  hsl(165, 89%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c433f3  rgb(196, 51, 243)  hsl(285, 89%, 58%)  Electric Purple