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#F4CD4E

#f4cd4e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4cd4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.98% magenta, 68.03% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 45.9°, with 88.3% saturation and 63.14% 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 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.6345

Complementary

  1. #f4cd4e
  2. #4e75f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4cd4e
  2. #4ec8f4
  3. #7a4ef4

Analogous

  1. #f47a4e
  2. #f4cd4e
  3. #c8f44e

Triadic

  1. #f4cd4e
  2. #4ef4cd
  3. #cd4ef4

Tetradic

  1. #f4cd4e
  2. #75f44e
  3. #4e75f4
  4. #cd4ef4

Square

  1. #f4cd4e
  2. #4ef47a
  3. #4e75f4
  4. #f44ec8

Monochromatic

  1. #9f7c0a
  2. #e7b40e
  3. #f4cd4e
  4. #f8e196
  5. #fdf6de

Shades

#f4cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4cd4e
  2. #dcb946
  3. #c3a43e
  4. #ab9037
  5. #927b2f
  6. #7a6727
  7. #62521f
  8. #493e17
  9. #312910
  10. #181508
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4cd4e
  2. #f5d260
  3. #f6d771
  4. #f7dc83
  5. #f8e195
  6. #fae6a7
  7. #fbebb8
  8. #fcf0ca
  9. #fdf5dc
  10. #fefaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4cd4e
  2. #e8c553
  3. #ddbe58
  4. #d1b65d
  5. #c6ae62
  6. #baa767
  7. #ae9f6c
  8. #a39771
  9. #978f76
  10. #8c887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0cfac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3ca3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd554 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbdb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eacb45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd252 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4cd4e {
  color: #f4cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-f4cd4e {
  background-color: #f4cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #f4cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 88% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4cd4e, #c8f44e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.25 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.25 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.33 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.41 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.67 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.92 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.43 #0b32b1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f4cd4e  rgb(244, 205, 78)  hsl(46, 88%, 63%)  Saffron
#4e75f4  rgb(78, 117, 244)  hsl(226, 88%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#4ef4cd  rgb(78, 244, 205)  hsl(166, 88%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#cd4ef4  rgb(205, 78, 244)  hsl(286, 88%, 63%)  Medium Orchid