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#F4BF3E

#f4bf3e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4bf3e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.72% magenta, 74.59% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 42.53°, with 89.22% saturation and 60% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5684

Complementary

  1. #f4bf3e
  2. #3e73f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4bf3e
  2. #3ecef4
  3. #643ef4

Analogous

  1. #f4643e
  2. #f4bf3e
  3. #cef43e

Triadic

  1. #f4bf3e
  2. #3ef4bf
  3. #bf3ef4

Tetradic

  1. #f4bf3e
  2. #73f43e
  3. #3e73f4
  4. #bf3ef4

Square

  1. #f4bf3e
  2. #3ef464
  3. #3e73f4
  4. #f43ece

Monochromatic

  1. #916908
  2. #d99e0c
  3. #f4bf3e
  4. #f8d786
  5. #fcefcf

Shades

#f4bf3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4bf3e
  2. #dcac38
  3. #c39932
  4. #ab862b
  5. #927325
  6. #7a601f
  7. #624c19
  8. #493913
  9. #31260c
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4bf3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4bf3e
  2. #f5c551
  3. #f6cc65
  4. #f7d278
  5. #f8d98b
  6. #fadf9f
  7. #fbe5b2
  8. #fcecc5
  9. #fdf2d8
  10. #fef9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4bf3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4bf3e
  2. #e8b945
  3. #ddb24b
  4. #d1ac52
  5. #c6a658
  6. #baa05f
  7. #ae9966
  8. #a3936c
  9. #978d73
  10. #8c8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac4a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bf33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac742 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4bf3e {
  color: #f4bf3e;
}
Background
.bg-f4bf3e {
  background-color: #f4bf3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4bf3e {
  border: 2px solid #f4bf3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4bf3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 191 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 89% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4bf3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4bf3e, #cef43e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4bf3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 191 62 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.89 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.50 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.58 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.59 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.55 #0b40c1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4bf3e  rgb(244, 191, 62)  hsl(43, 89%, 60%)  Saffron
#3e73f4  rgb(62, 115, 244)  hsl(223, 89%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#3ef4bf  rgb(62, 244, 191)  hsl(163, 89%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#bf3ef4  rgb(191, 62, 244)  hsl(283, 89%, 60%)  Electric Purple