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#F4BF2E

#f4bf2e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f4bf2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.72% magenta, 81.15% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 43.94°, with 90% saturation and 56.86% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5669

Complementary

  1. #f4bf2e
  2. #2e63f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4bf2e
  2. #2ec6f4
  3. #5c2ef4

Analogous

  1. #f45c2e
  2. #f4bf2e
  3. #c6f42e

Triadic

  1. #f4bf2e
  2. #2ef4bf
  3. #bf2ef4

Tetradic

  1. #f4bf2e
  2. #63f42e
  3. #2e63f4
  4. #bf2ef4

Square

  1. #f4bf2e
  2. #2ef45c
  3. #2e63f4
  4. #f42ec6

Monochromatic

  1. #826107
  2. #cb970b
  3. #f4bf2e
  4. #f8d577
  5. #fcecbf

Shades

#f4bf2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4bf2e
  2. #dcac29
  3. #c39925
  4. #ab8620
  5. #92731c
  6. #7a6017
  7. #624c12
  8. #49390e
  9. #312609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4bf2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4bf2e
  2. #f5c543
  3. #f6cc58
  4. #f7d26d
  5. #f8d982
  6. #fadf97
  7. #fbe5ab
  8. #fcecc0
  9. #fdf2d5
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4bf2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4bf2e
  2. #e8b936
  3. #ddb23e
  4. #d1ac47
  5. #c6a64f
  6. #baa057
  7. #ae995f
  8. #a39367
  9. #978d70
  10. #8c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac3a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be01 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bf1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac734 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4bf2e {
  color: #f4bf2e;
}
Background
.bg-f4bf2e {
  background-color: #f4bf2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4bf2e {
  border: 2px solid #f4bf2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4bf2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 191 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 90% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4bf2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4bf2e, #c6f42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4bf2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 191 46 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.76 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.33 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.57 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.19 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.55 #0b40d1 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4bf2e  rgb(244, 191, 46)  hsl(44, 90%, 57%)  Saffron
#2e63f4  rgb(46, 99, 244)  hsl(224, 90%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2ef4bf  rgb(46, 244, 191)  hsl(164, 90%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#bf2ef4  rgb(191, 46, 244)  hsl(284, 90%, 57%)  Electric Purple