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#F4BF37

#f4bf37 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4bf37 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 74.9% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.72% magenta, 77.46% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 43.17°, with 89.57% saturation and 58.63% 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.5677

Complementary

  1. #f4bf37
  2. #376cf4

Split complementary

  1. #f4bf37
  2. #37cbf4
  3. #6037f4

Analogous

  1. #f46037
  2. #f4bf37
  3. #cbf437

Triadic

  1. #f4bf37
  2. #37f4bf
  3. #bf37f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4bf37
  2. #6cf437
  3. #376cf4
  4. #bf37f4

Square

  1. #f4bf37
  2. #37f460
  3. #376cf4
  4. #f437cb

Monochromatic

  1. #8a6608
  2. #d39b0c
  3. #f4bf37
  4. #f8d680
  5. #fcedc8

Shades

#f4bf37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4bf37
  2. #dcac32
  3. #c3992c
  4. #ab8627
  5. #927321
  6. #7a601c
  7. #624c16
  8. #493911
  9. #31260b
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4bf37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4bf37
  2. #f5c54b
  3. #f6cc5f
  4. #f7d273
  5. #f8d987
  6. #fadf9b
  7. #fbe5af
  8. #fcecc3
  9. #fdf2d7
  10. #fef9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4bf37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4bf37
  2. #e8b93e
  3. #ddb246
  4. #d1ac4d
  5. #c6a654
  6. #baa05c
  7. #ae9963
  8. #a3936a
  9. #978d71
  10. #8c8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bf29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac73c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb587 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4bf37 {
  color: #f4bf37;
}
Background
.bg-f4bf37 {
  background-color: #f4bf37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4bf37 {
  border: 2px solid #f4bf37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4bf37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 191 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 90% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4bf37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4bf37, #cbf437);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4bf37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 191 55 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.16 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.93 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.95 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.07 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.19 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.52 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.05 #0b40c8 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4bf37  rgb(244, 191, 55)  hsl(43, 90%, 59%)  Saffron
#376cf4  rgb(55, 108, 244)  hsl(223, 90%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#37f4bf  rgb(55, 244, 191)  hsl(163, 90%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#bf37f4  rgb(191, 55, 244)  hsl(283, 90%, 59%)  Electric Purple