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#F3C450

#f3c450 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f3c450 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 76.86% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.34% magenta, 67.08% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 42.7°, with 87.17% saturation and 63.33% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.5911

Complementary

  1. #f3c450
  2. #507ff3

Split complementary

  1. #f3c450
  2. #50d0f3
  3. #7250f3

Analogous

  1. #f37250
  2. #f3c450
  3. #d0f350

Triadic

  1. #f3c450
  2. #50f3c4
  3. #c450f3

Tetradic

  1. #f3c450
  2. #7ff350
  3. #507ff3
  4. #c450f3

Square

  1. #f3c450
  2. #50f372
  3. #507ff3
  4. #f350d0

Monochromatic

  1. #9f740b
  2. #e7a910
  3. #f3c450
  4. #f8dc98
  5. #fdf4df

Shades

#f3c450 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3c450
  2. #dbb048
  3. #c29d40
  4. #aa8938
  5. #927630
  6. #7a6228
  7. #614e20
  8. #493b18
  9. #312710
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3c450 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3c450
  2. #f4ca62
  3. #f5d073
  4. #f7d685
  5. #f8dc96
  6. #f9e2a8
  7. #fae7b9
  8. #fbedcb
  9. #fdf3dc
  10. #fef9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3c450 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3c450
  2. #e8bd55
  3. #dcb65a
  4. #d1b05e
  5. #c5a963
  6. #baa268
  7. #ae9b6d
  8. #a39472
  9. #978e76
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc8a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac342 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c348 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcb53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3c450 {
  color: #f3c450;
}
Background
.bg-f3c450 {
  background-color: #f3c450;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3c450 {
  border: 2px solid #f3c450;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3c450;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 196 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 87% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3c450 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3c450, #d0f350);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3c450 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 196 80 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.44 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.97 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.88 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.90 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.52 #0c3baf Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Saffron
#f3c450  rgb(243, 196, 80)  hsl(43, 87%, 63%)  Saffron
#507ff3  rgb(80, 127, 243)  hsl(223, 87%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#50f3c4  rgb(80, 243, 196)  hsl(163, 87%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#c450f3  rgb(196, 80, 243)  hsl(283, 87%, 63%)  Medium Orchid