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#F4CB3E

#f4cb3e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4cb3e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 79.61% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.8% magenta, 74.59% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 46.48°, 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 13.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6229

Complementary

  1. #f4cb3e
  2. #3e67f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4cb3e
  2. #3ec2f4
  3. #703ef4

Analogous

  1. #f4703e
  2. #f4cb3e
  3. #c2f43e

Triadic

  1. #f4cb3e
  2. #3ef4cb
  3. #cb3ef4

Tetradic

  1. #f4cb3e
  2. #67f43e
  3. #3e67f4
  4. #cb3ef4

Square

  1. #f4cb3e
  2. #3ef470
  3. #3e67f4
  4. #f43ec2

Monochromatic

  1. #917208
  2. #d9ab0c
  3. #f4cb3e
  4. #f8de86
  5. #fcf2cf

Shades

#f4cb3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4cb3e
  2. #dcb738
  3. #c3a232
  4. #ab8e2b
  5. #927a25
  6. #7a661f
  7. #625119
  8. #493d13
  9. #31290c
  10. #181406
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4cb3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4cb3e
  2. #f5d051
  3. #f6d565
  4. #f7db78
  5. #f8e08b
  6. #fae59f
  7. #fbeab2
  8. #fcefc5
  9. #fdf5d8
  10. #fefaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4cb3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4cb3e
  2. #e8c445
  3. #ddbc4b
  4. #d1b552
  5. #c6ad58
  6. #baa65f
  7. #ae9e66
  8. #a3976c
  9. #978f73
  10. #8c8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfcda8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c825 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd446 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c931 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd043 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4cb3e {
  color: #f4cb3e;
}
Background
.bg-f4cb3e {
  background-color: #f4cb3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4cb3e {
  border: 2px solid #f4cb3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4cb3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 203 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 89% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4cb3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4cb3e, #c2f43e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4cb3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 203 62 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.30 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.31 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.59 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.84 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.19 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.57 #0b34c1 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4cb3e  rgb(244, 203, 62)  hsl(46, 89%, 60%)  Saffron
#3e67f4  rgb(62, 103, 244)  hsl(226, 89%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3ef4cb  rgb(62, 244, 203)  hsl(166, 89%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#cb3ef4  rgb(203, 62, 244)  hsl(286, 89%, 60%)  Medium Orchid