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#F3C535

#f3c535 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f3c535 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 77.25% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.93% magenta, 78.19% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 45.47°, with 88.79% saturation and 58.04% 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 0.56.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5924

Complementary

  1. #f3c535
  2. #3563f3

Split complementary

  1. #f3c535
  2. #35c2f3
  3. #6635f3

Analogous

  1. #f36635
  2. #f3c535
  3. #c2f335

Triadic

  1. #f3c535
  2. #35f3c5
  3. #c535f3

Tetradic

  1. #f3c535
  2. #63f335
  3. #3563f3
  4. #c535f3

Square

  1. #f3c535
  2. #35f366
  3. #3563f3
  4. #f335c2

Monochromatic

  1. #876808
  2. #cfa00c
  3. #f3c535
  4. #f7da7d
  5. #fceec5

Shades

#f3c535 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3c535
  2. #dbb130
  3. #c29e2a
  4. #aa8a25
  5. #927620
  6. #7a631b
  7. #614f15
  8. #493b10
  9. #31270b
  10. #181405
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3c535 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3c535
  2. #f4cb49
  3. #f5d15d
  4. #f7d672
  5. #f8dc86
  6. #f9e29a
  7. #fae8ae
  8. #fbeec2
  9. #fdf3d7
  10. #fef9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3c535 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3c535
  2. #e8be3d
  3. #dcb744
  4. #d1b04c
  5. #c5a953
  6. #baa35b
  7. #ae9c62
  8. #a3956a
  9. #978e71
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc8a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc314 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d03e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6c425 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eccb3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3c535 {
  color: #f3c535;
}
Background
.bg-f3c535 {
  background-color: #f3c535;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3c535 {
  border: 2px solid #f3c535;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3c535;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 197 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 89% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3c535 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3c535, #c2f335);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3c535 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 197 53 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 0.56 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.25 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.75 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.23 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.98 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.47 #0c3aca Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Saffron
#f3c535  rgb(243, 197, 53)  hsl(45, 89%, 58%)  Saffron
#3563f3  rgb(53, 99, 243)  hsl(225, 89%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#35f3c5  rgb(53, 243, 197)  hsl(165, 89%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c535f3  rgb(197, 53, 243)  hsl(285, 89%, 58%)  Electric Purple