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#F3C751

#f3c751 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f3c751 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 78.04% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.11% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 43.7°, with 87.1% saturation and 63.53% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.605

Complementary

  1. #f3c751
  2. #517df3

Split complementary

  1. #f3c751
  2. #51cef3
  3. #7651f3

Analogous

  1. #f37651
  2. #f3c751
  3. #cef351

Triadic

  1. #f3c751
  2. #51f3c7
  3. #c751f3

Tetradic

  1. #f3c751
  2. #7df351
  3. #517df3
  4. #c751f3

Square

  1. #f3c751
  2. #51f376
  3. #517df3
  4. #f351ce

Monochromatic

  1. #a0780b
  2. #e8ad10
  3. #f3c751
  4. #f8de99
  5. #fdf5e0

Shades

#f3c751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3c751
  2. #dbb349
  3. #c29f41
  4. #aa8b39
  5. #927731
  6. #7a6429
  7. #615020
  8. #493c18
  9. #312810
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3c751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3c751
  2. #f4cd62
  3. #f5d274
  4. #f7d885
  5. #f8dd97
  6. #f9e3a8
  7. #fae9b9
  8. #fbeecb
  9. #fdf4dc
  10. #fef9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3c751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3c751
  2. #e8c056
  3. #dcb95a
  4. #d1b25f
  5. #c5ab64
  6. #baa469
  7. #ae9c6d
  8. #a39572
  9. #978e77
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddcaa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc543 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d156 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6c649 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eccd54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbe92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3c751 {
  color: #f3c751;
}
Background
.bg-f3c751 {
  background-color: #f3c751;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3c751 {
  border: 2px solid #f3c751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3c751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 199 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 87% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3c751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3c751, #cef351);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3c751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 199 81 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.83 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.61 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.85 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.06 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.09 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.18 #0c38ae Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#f3c751  rgb(243, 199, 81)  hsl(44, 87%, 64%)  Saffron
#517df3  rgb(81, 125, 243)  hsl(224, 87%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#51f3c7  rgb(81, 243, 199)  hsl(164, 87%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c751f3  rgb(199, 81, 243)  hsl(284, 87%, 64%)  Medium Orchid