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#F3C548

#f3c548 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f3c548 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.93% magenta, 70.37% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 43.86°, with 87.69% saturation and 61.76% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5946

Complementary

  1. #f3c548
  2. #4876f3

Split complementary

  1. #f3c548
  2. #48cbf3
  3. #6f48f3

Analogous

  1. #f36f48
  2. #f3c548
  3. #cbf348

Triadic

  1. #f3c548
  2. #48f3c5
  3. #c548f3

Tetradic

  1. #f3c548
  2. #76f348
  3. #4876f3
  4. #c548f3

Square

  1. #f3c548
  2. #48f36f
  3. #4876f3
  4. #f348cb

Monochromatic

  1. #98720a
  2. #e0a80f
  3. #f3c548
  4. #f8dc90
  5. #fcf3d8

Shades

#f3c548 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3c548
  2. #dbb141
  3. #c29e3a
  4. #aa8a32
  5. #92762b
  6. #7a6324
  7. #614f1d
  8. #493b16
  9. #31270e
  10. #181407
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3c548 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3c548
  2. #f4cb5a
  3. #f5d16d
  4. #f7d67f
  5. #f8dc91
  6. #f9e2a4
  7. #fae8b6
  8. #fbeec8
  9. #fdf3da
  10. #fef9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3c548 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3c548
  2. #e8be4e
  3. #dcb753
  4. #d1b059
  5. #c5a95e
  6. #baa364
  7. #ae9c6a
  8. #a3956f
  9. #978e75
  10. #8c877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc337 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d04e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c43e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eccc4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3c548 {
  color: #f3c548;
}
Background
.bg-f3c548 {
  background-color: #f3c548;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3c548 {
  border: 2px solid #f3c548;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3c548;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 197 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 88% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3c548 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3c548, #cbf348);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3c548 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 197 72 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.00 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.10 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.50 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.24 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.26 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.37 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.99 #0c3ab7 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#f3c548  rgb(243, 197, 72)  hsl(44, 88%, 62%)  Saffron
#4876f3  rgb(72, 118, 243)  hsl(224, 88%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#48f3c5  rgb(72, 243, 197)  hsl(164, 88%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c548f3  rgb(197, 72, 243)  hsl(284, 88%, 62%)  Medium Orchid