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#F5BF41

#f5bf41 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f5bf41 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 74.9% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.04% magenta, 73.47% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 90% saturation and 60.78% 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.5706

Complementary

  1. #f5bf41
  2. #4177f5

Split complementary

  1. #f5bf41
  2. #41d1f5
  3. #6541f5

Analogous

  1. #f56541
  2. #f5bf41
  3. #d1f541

Triadic

  1. #f5bf41
  2. #41f5bf
  3. #bf41f5

Tetradic

  1. #f5bf41
  2. #77f541
  3. #4177f5
  4. #bf41f5

Square

  1. #f5bf41
  2. #41f565
  3. #4177f5
  4. #f541d1

Monochromatic

  1. #956b08
  2. #de9f0c
  3. #f5bf41
  4. #f9d78a
  5. #fdf0d2

Shades

#f5bf41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5bf41
  2. #ddac3b
  3. #c49934
  4. #ac862e
  5. #937327
  6. #7b6021
  7. #624c1a
  8. #4a3914
  9. #31260d
  10. #191307
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5bf41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5bf41
  2. #f6c554
  3. #f7cc67
  4. #f8d27a
  5. #f9d98d
  6. #fadfa0
  7. #fbe5b3
  8. #fcecc6
  9. #fdf2d9
  10. #fef9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5bf41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5bf41
  2. #e9b947
  3. #deb24e
  4. #d2ac54
  5. #c6a65a
  6. #bba061
  7. #af9967
  8. #a3936d
  9. #978d73
  10. #8c867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbc4a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bf36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc745 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5bf41 {
  color: #f5bf41;
}
Background
.bg-f5bf41 {
  background-color: #f5bf41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5bf41 {
  border: 2px solid #f5bf41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5bf41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 191 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 90% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5bf41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5bf41, #d1f541);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5bf41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 191 65 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.07 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.11 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.69 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.78 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.82 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.14 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.97 #0a40be Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f5bf41  rgb(245, 191, 65)  hsl(42, 90%, 61%)  Saffron
#4177f5  rgb(65, 119, 245)  hsl(222, 90%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#41f5bf  rgb(65, 245, 191)  hsl(162, 90%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#bf41f5  rgb(191, 65, 245)  hsl(282, 90%, 61%)  Electric Purple