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#F4C548

#f4c548 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4c548 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 77.25% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.26% magenta, 70.49% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 43.6°, with 88.66% saturation and 61.96% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5963

Complementary

  1. #f4c548
  2. #4877f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4c548
  2. #48cdf4
  3. #6f48f4

Analogous

  1. #f46f48
  2. #f4c548
  3. #cdf448

Triadic

  1. #f4c548
  2. #48f4c5
  3. #c548f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4c548
  2. #77f448
  3. #4877f4
  4. #c548f4

Square

  1. #f4c548
  2. #48f46f
  3. #4877f4
  4. #f448cd

Monochromatic

  1. #9a7209
  2. #e2a80e
  3. #f4c548
  4. #f8dc90
  5. #fdf3d8

Shades

#f4c548 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4c548
  2. #dcb141
  3. #c39e3a
  4. #ab8a32
  5. #92762b
  6. #7a6324
  7. #624f1d
  8. #493b16
  9. #31270e
  10. #181407
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4c548 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4c548
  2. #f5cb5a
  3. #f6d16d
  4. #f7d67f
  5. #f8dc91
  6. #fae2a4
  7. #fbe8b6
  8. #fceec8
  9. #fdf3da
  10. #fef9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4c548 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4c548
  2. #e8be4e
  3. #ddb753
  4. #d1b059
  5. #c6a95e
  6. #baa364
  7. #ae9c6a
  8. #a3956f
  9. #978e75
  10. #8c877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddc9a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc437 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d04e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6c43e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eccc4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4c548 {
  color: #f4c548;
}
Background
.bg-f4c548 {
  background-color: #f4c548;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4c548 {
  border: 2px solid #f4c548;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4c548;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 197 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 89% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4c548 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4c548, #cdf448);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4c548 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 197 72 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.03 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.54 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.12 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.12 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.49 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.81 #0b3ab7 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4c548  rgb(244, 197, 72)  hsl(44, 89%, 62%)  Saffron
#4877f4  rgb(72, 119, 244)  hsl(224, 89%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#48f4c5  rgb(72, 244, 197)  hsl(164, 89%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c548f4  rgb(197, 72, 244)  hsl(284, 89%, 62%)  Medium Orchid