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#F4BD2D

#f4bd2d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f4bd2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.54% magenta, 81.56% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 43.42°, with 90.05% saturation and 56.67% 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 2.47.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5582

Complementary

  1. #f4bd2d
  2. #2d64f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4bd2d
  2. #2dc7f4
  3. #5a2df4

Analogous

  1. #f45a2d
  2. #f4bd2d
  3. #c7f42d

Triadic

  1. #f4bd2d
  2. #2df4bd
  3. #bd2df4

Tetradic

  1. #f4bd2d
  2. #64f42d
  3. #2d64f4
  4. #bd2df4

Square

  1. #f4bd2d
  2. #2df45a
  3. #2d64f4
  4. #f42dc7

Monochromatic

  1. #815f07
  2. #ca950b
  3. #f4bd2d
  4. #f8d476
  5. #fcebbe

Shades

#f4bd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4bd2d
  2. #dcaa29
  3. #c39724
  4. #ab8420
  5. #92711b
  6. #7a5f17
  7. #624c12
  8. #49390e
  9. #312609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4bd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4bd2d
  2. #f5c442
  3. #f6ca57
  4. #f7d16c
  5. #f8d781
  6. #fade96
  7. #fbe5ab
  8. #fcebc0
  9. #fdf2d5
  10. #fef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4bd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4bd2d
  2. #e8b735
  3. #ddb13e
  4. #d1ab46
  5. #c6a54e
  6. #ba9f57
  7. #ae985f
  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 #e2cb36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bd1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac632 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4bd2d {
  color: #f4bd2d;
}
Background
.bg-f4bd2d {
  background-color: #f4bd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4bd2d {
  border: 2px solid #f4bd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4bd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 189 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 90% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4bd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4bd2d, #c7f42d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4bd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 189 45 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.47 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.55 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.63 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.13 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.81 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.23 #0b42d2 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4bd2d  rgb(244, 189, 45)  hsl(43, 90%, 57%)  Saffron
#2d64f4  rgb(45, 100, 244)  hsl(223, 90%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2df4bd  rgb(45, 244, 189)  hsl(163, 90%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#bd2df4  rgb(189, 45, 244)  hsl(283, 90%, 57%)  Electric Purple