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#F5F42E

#f5f42e ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f5f42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 95.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.41% magenta, 81.22% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 59.7°, with 90.87% saturation and 57.06% 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 17.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.8431

Complementary

  1. #f5f42e
  2. #2e2ff5

Split complementary

  1. #f5f42e
  2. #2e92f5
  3. #912ef5

Analogous

  1. #f5912e
  2. #f5f42e
  3. #92f52e

Triadic

  1. #f5f42e
  2. #2ef5f4
  3. #f42ef5

Tetradic

  1. #f5f42e
  2. #2ff52e
  3. #2e2ff5
  4. #f42ef5

Square

  1. #f5f42e
  2. #2ef591
  3. #2e2ff5
  4. #f52e92

Monochromatic

  1. #848306
  2. #cdcc0a
  3. #f5f42e
  4. #f8f877
  5. #fcfcc0

Shades

#f5f42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5f42e
  2. #dddc29
  3. #c4c325
  4. #acab20
  5. #93921c
  6. #7b7a17
  7. #626212
  8. #4a490e
  9. #313109
  10. #191805
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5f42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5f42e
  2. #f6f543
  3. #f7f658
  4. #f8f76d
  5. #f9f882
  6. #fafa97
  7. #fbfbab
  8. #fcfcc0
  9. #fdfdd5
  10. #fefeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5f42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5f42e
  2. #e9e836
  3. #dedd3e
  4. #d2d147
  5. #c6c64f
  6. #bbba57
  7. #afae5f
  8. #a3a367
  9. #979770
  10. #8c8c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0f0be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe4d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffee00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff13b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffeaa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5f42e {
  color: #f5f42e;
}
Background
.bg-f5f42e {
  background-color: #f5f42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5f42e {
  border: 2px solid #f5f42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5f42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 244 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 91% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5f42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5f42e, #92f52e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5f42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 244 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.26 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.41 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.49 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 2.79 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.22 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.26 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.46 #0a0bd1 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Daffodil
#f5f42e  rgb(245, 244, 46)  hsl(60, 91%, 57%)  Daffodil
#2e2ff5  rgb(46, 47, 245)  hsl(240, 91%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2ef5f4  rgb(46, 245, 244)  hsl(180, 91%, 57%)  Aqua
#f42ef5  rgb(244, 46, 245)  hsl(300, 91%, 57%)  Fuchsia