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#F4BD2B

#f4bd2b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f4bd2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 74.12% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.54% magenta, 82.38% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 43.58°, with 90.13% saturation and 56.27% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.558

Complementary

  1. #f4bd2b
  2. #2b62f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4bd2b
  2. #2bc6f4
  3. #582bf4

Analogous

  1. #f4582b
  2. #f4bd2b
  3. #c6f42b

Triadic

  1. #f4bd2b
  2. #2bf4bd
  3. #bd2bf4

Tetradic

  1. #f4bd2b
  2. #62f42b
  3. #2b62f4
  4. #bd2bf4

Square

  1. #f4bd2b
  2. #2bf458
  3. #2b62f4
  4. #f42bc6

Monochromatic

  1. #7f5e07
  2. #c8940a
  3. #f4bd2b
  4. #f8d474
  5. #fceabc

Shades

#f4bd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4bd2b
  2. #dcaa27
  3. #c39722
  4. #ab841e
  5. #92711a
  6. #7a5f16
  7. #624c11
  8. #49390d
  9. #312609
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4bd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4bd2b
  2. #f5c440
  3. #f6ca55
  4. #f7d16b
  5. #f8d780
  6. #fade95
  7. #fbe5aa
  8. #fcebbf
  9. #fdf2d5
  10. #fef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4bd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4bd2b
  2. #e8b734
  3. #ddb13c
  4. #d1ab45
  5. #c6a54d
  6. #ba9f56
  7. #ae985e
  8. #a39267
  9. #978c6f
  10. #8c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bd16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac631 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4bd2b {
  color: #f4bd2b;
}
Background
.bg-f4bd2b {
  background-color: #f4bd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4bd2b {
  border: 2px solid #f4bd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4bd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 189 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4bd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4bd2b, #c6f42b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4bd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 189 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.42 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.43 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.56 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.18 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.76 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.14 #0b42d4 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4bd2b  rgb(244, 189, 43)  hsl(44, 90%, 56%)  Saffron
#2b62f4  rgb(43, 98, 244)  hsl(224, 90%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2bf4bd  rgb(43, 244, 189)  hsl(164, 90%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bd2bf4  rgb(189, 43, 244)  hsl(284, 90%, 56%)  Electric Purple