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#F3CA3D

#f3ca3d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f3ca3d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 79.22% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 74.9% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 46.48°, with 88.35% saturation and 59.61% 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 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6163

Complementary

  1. #f3ca3d
  2. #3d66f3

Split complementary

  1. #f3ca3d
  2. #3dc1f3
  3. #6f3df3

Analogous

  1. #f36f3d
  2. #f3ca3d
  3. #c1f33d

Triadic

  1. #f3ca3d
  2. #3df3ca
  3. #ca3df3

Tetradic

  1. #f3ca3d
  2. #66f33d
  3. #3d66f3
  4. #ca3df3

Square

  1. #f3ca3d
  2. #3df36f
  3. #3d66f3
  4. #f33dc1

Monochromatic

  1. #8e7009
  2. #d6a90d
  3. #f3ca3d
  4. #f7de85
  5. #fcf1cd

Shades

#f3ca3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3ca3d
  2. #dbb637
  3. #c2a231
  4. #aa8d2b
  5. #927925
  6. #7a651f
  7. #615118
  8. #493d12
  9. #31280c
  10. #181406
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3ca3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3ca3d
  2. #f4cf50
  3. #f5d564
  4. #f7da77
  5. #f8df8b
  6. #f9e59e
  7. #faeab1
  8. #fbefc5
  9. #fdf4d8
  10. #fefaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3ca3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3ca3d
  2. #e8c344
  3. #dcbb4a
  4. #d1b451
  5. #c5ac58
  6. #baa55f
  7. #ae9e65
  8. #a3966c
  9. #978f73
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #decca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c723 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd345 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c82f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eecf42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc08f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3ca3d {
  color: #f3ca3d;
}
Background
.bg-f3ca3d {
  background-color: #f3ca3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3ca3d {
  border: 2px solid #f3ca3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3ca3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 202 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 88% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3ca3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3ca3d, #c1f33d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3ca3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 202 61 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.16 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.65 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.99 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.06 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.37 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.59 #0c35c2 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#f3ca3d  rgb(243, 202, 61)  hsl(46, 88%, 60%)  Saffron
#3d66f3  rgb(61, 102, 243)  hsl(226, 88%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3df3ca  rgb(61, 243, 202)  hsl(166, 88%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#ca3df3  rgb(202, 61, 243)  hsl(286, 88%, 60%)  Medium Orchid