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#F3E969

#f3e969 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f3e969 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 91.37% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 56.79% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 55.65°, with 85.19% saturation and 68.24% 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 16.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7835

Complementary

  1. #f3e969
  2. #6973f3

Split complementary

  1. #f3e969
  2. #69b8f3
  3. #a469f3

Analogous

  1. #f3a469
  2. #f3e969
  3. #b8f369

Triadic

  1. #f3e969
  2. #69f3e9
  3. #e969f3

Tetradic

  1. #f3e969
  2. #73f369
  3. #6973f3
  4. #e969f3

Square

  1. #f3e969
  2. #69f3a4
  3. #6973f3
  4. #f369b8

Monochromatic

  1. #b5a90e
  2. #eddf22
  3. #f3e969
  4. #f9f3b0
  5. #fdfcec

Shades

#f3e969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f3e969
  2. #dbd25f
  3. #c2ba54
  4. #aaa34a
  5. #928c3f
  6. #7a7535
  7. #615d2a
  8. #494620
  9. #312f15
  10. #18170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f3e969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f3e969
  2. #f4eb78
  3. #f5ed87
  4. #f7f096
  5. #f8f2a5
  6. #f9f4b4
  7. #faf6c3
  8. #fbf8d2
  9. #fdfbe1
  10. #fefdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f3e969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f3e969
  2. #e8df6b
  3. #dcd46e
  4. #d1ca70
  5. #c5bf72
  6. #bab575
  7. #aeaa77
  8. #a3a079
  9. #97957b
  10. #8c8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebe7c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe25c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe870 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e561 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fae86d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fde1ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f3e969 {
  color: #f3e969;
}
Background
.bg-f3e969 {
  background-color: #f3e969;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f3e969 {
  border: 2px solid #f3e969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f3e969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 233 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 85% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f3e969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3e969, #b8f369);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f3e969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 233 105 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.72 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.27 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.80 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.07 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.16 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.84 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.95 #0c1696 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#f3e969  rgb(243, 233, 105)  hsl(56, 85%, 68%)  Icterine
#6973f3  rgb(105, 115, 243)  hsl(236, 85%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#69f3e9  rgb(105, 243, 233)  hsl(176, 85%, 68%)  Bright Turquoise
#e969f3  rgb(233, 105, 243)  hsl(296, 85%, 68%)  Heliotrope