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#F4BF2A

#f4bf2a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f4bf2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 74.9% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.72% magenta, 82.79% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 44.26°, with 90.18% saturation and 56.08% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5666

Complementary

  1. #f4bf2a
  2. #2a5ff4

Split complementary

  1. #f4bf2a
  2. #2ac4f4
  3. #5a2af4

Analogous

  1. #f45a2a
  2. #f4bf2a
  3. #c4f42a

Triadic

  1. #f4bf2a
  2. #2af4bf
  3. #bf2af4

Tetradic

  1. #f4bf2a
  2. #5ff42a
  3. #2a5ff4
  4. #bf2af4

Square

  1. #f4bf2a
  2. #2af45a
  3. #2a5ff4
  4. #f42ac4

Monochromatic

  1. #7e5f07
  2. #c7960a
  3. #f4bf2a
  4. #f8d573
  5. #fcebbb

Shades

#f4bf2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4bf2a
  2. #dcac26
  3. #c39922
  4. #ab861d
  5. #927319
  6. #7a6015
  7. #624c11
  8. #49390d
  9. #312608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4bf2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4bf2a
  2. #f5c53f
  3. #f6cc55
  4. #f7d26a
  5. #f8d97f
  6. #fadf95
  7. #fbe5aa
  8. #fcecbf
  9. #fdf2d4
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4bf2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4bf2a
  2. #e8b933
  3. #ddb23b
  4. #d1ac44
  5. #c6a64c
  6. #baa055
  7. #ae995e
  8. #a39366
  9. #978d6f
  10. #8c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac3a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3be13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc730 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4bf2a {
  color: #f4bf2a;
}
Background
.bg-f4bf2a {
  background-color: #f4bf2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4bf2a {
  border: 2px solid #f4bf2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4bf2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 191 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4bf2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4bf2a, #c4f42a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4bf2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 191 42 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.68 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.12 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.40 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.76 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.37 #0b40d5 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4bf2a  rgb(244, 191, 42)  hsl(44, 90%, 56%)  Saffron
#2a5ff4  rgb(42, 95, 244)  hsl(224, 90%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2af4bf  rgb(42, 244, 191)  hsl(164, 90%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bf2af4  rgb(191, 42, 244)  hsl(284, 90%, 56%)  Electric Purple