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#F5CC48

#f5cc48 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f5cc48 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 80% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.73% magenta, 70.61% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 45.78°, with 89.64% saturation and 62.16% 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 13.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6307

Complementary

  1. #f5cc48
  2. #4871f5

Split complementary

  1. #f5cc48
  2. #48c8f5
  3. #7648f5

Analogous

  1. #f57648
  2. #f5cc48
  3. #c8f548

Triadic

  1. #f5cc48
  2. #48f5cc
  3. #cc48f5

Tetradic

  1. #f5cc48
  2. #71f548
  3. #4871f5
  4. #cc48f5

Square

  1. #f5cc48
  2. #48f576
  3. #4871f5
  4. #f548c8

Monochromatic

  1. #9c7908
  2. #e4b10c
  3. #f5cc48
  4. #f9e091
  5. #fdf4d9

Shades

#f5cc48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5cc48
  2. #ddb841
  3. #c4a33a
  4. #ac8f32
  5. #937a2b
  6. #7b6624
  7. #62521d
  8. #4a3d16
  9. #31290e
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5cc48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5cc48
  2. #f6d15a
  3. #f7d66d
  4. #f8db7f
  5. #f9e091
  6. #fae6a4
  7. #fbebb6
  8. #fcf0c8
  9. #fdf5da
  10. #fefaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5cc48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5cc48
  2. #e9c44e
  3. #debd53
  4. #d2b559
  5. #c6ae5e
  6. #bba664
  7. #af9e6a
  8. #a3976f
  9. #978f75
  10. #8c887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0ceaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c935 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd54f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbcb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaca3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d14c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5cc48 {
  color: #f5cc48;
}
Background
.bg-f5cc48 {
  background-color: #f5cc48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5cc48 {
  border: 2px solid #f5cc48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5cc48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 204 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 90% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5cc48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5cc48, #c8f548);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5cc48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 204 72 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.62 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.79 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.16 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.54 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.81 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.49 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.99 #0a33b7 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f5cc48  rgb(245, 204, 72)  hsl(46, 90%, 62%)  Saffron
#4871f5  rgb(72, 113, 245)  hsl(226, 90%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#48f5cc  rgb(72, 245, 204)  hsl(166, 90%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#cc48f5  rgb(204, 72, 245)  hsl(286, 90%, 62%)  Medium Orchid