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#F4CB45

#f4cb45 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4cb45 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.8% magenta, 71.72% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 45.94°, with 88.83% saturation and 61.37% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6237

Complementary

  1. #f4cb45
  2. #456ef4

Split complementary

  1. #f4cb45
  2. #45c6f4
  3. #7345f4

Analogous

  1. #f47345
  2. #f4cb45
  3. #c6f445

Triadic

  1. #f4cb45
  2. #45f4cb
  3. #cb45f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4cb45
  2. #6ef445
  3. #456ef4
  4. #cb45f4

Square

  1. #f4cb45
  2. #45f473
  3. #456ef4
  4. #f445c6

Monochromatic

  1. #977609
  2. #dfae0d
  3. #f4cb45
  4. #f8df8d
  5. #fdf3d5

Shades

#f4cb45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4cb45
  2. #dcb73e
  3. #c3a237
  4. #ab8e30
  5. #927a29
  6. #7a6623
  7. #62511c
  8. #493d15
  9. #31290e
  10. #181407
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4cb45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4cb45
  2. #f5d058
  3. #f6d56a
  4. #f7db7d
  5. #f8e08f
  6. #fae5a2
  7. #fbeab5
  8. #fcefc7
  9. #fdf5da
  10. #fefaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4cb45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4cb45
  2. #e8c44b
  3. #ddbc51
  4. #d1b557
  5. #c6ad5d
  6. #baa663
  7. #ae9e68
  8. #a3976e
  9. #978f74
  10. #8c887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfcda9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c831 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd44c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c93a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc191 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4cb45 {
  color: #f4cb45;
}
Background
.bg-f4cb45 {
  background-color: #f4cb45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4cb45 {
  border: 2px solid #f4cb45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4cb45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 203 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 89% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4cb45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4cb45, #c6f445);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4cb45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 203 69 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.41 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.75 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.94 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.76 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.02 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.86 #0b34ba Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4cb45  rgb(244, 203, 69)  hsl(46, 89%, 61%)  Saffron
#456ef4  rgb(69, 110, 244)  hsl(226, 89%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#45f4cb  rgb(69, 244, 203)  hsl(166, 89%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#cb45f4  rgb(203, 69, 244)  hsl(286, 89%, 61%)  Medium Orchid