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#F6C23D

#f6c23d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f6c23d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 76.08% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.14% magenta, 75.2% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 43.14°, with 91.13% saturation and 60.2% 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5851

Complementary

  1. #f6c23d
  2. #3d71f6

Split complementary

  1. #f6c23d
  2. #3dcdf6
  3. #663df6

Analogous

  1. #f6663d
  2. #f6c23d
  3. #cdf63d

Triadic

  1. #f6c23d
  2. #3df6c2
  3. #c23df6

Tetradic

  1. #f6c23d
  2. #71f63d
  3. #3d71f6
  4. #c23df6

Square

  1. #f6c23d
  2. #3df666
  3. #3d71f6
  4. #f63dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #936c07
  2. #dca10a
  3. #f6c23d
  4. #f9d986
  5. #fdf0cf

Shades

#f6c23d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f6c23d
  2. #ddaf37
  3. #c59b31
  4. #ac882b
  5. #947425
  6. #7b611f
  7. #624e18
  8. #4a3a12
  9. #31270c
  10. #191306
  11. #000000

Tints

#f6c23d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f6c23d
  2. #f7c850
  3. #f8ce64
  4. #f9d477
  5. #fada8b
  6. #fbe19e
  7. #fbe7b1
  8. #fcedc5
  9. #fdf3d8
  10. #fef9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f6c23d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f6c23d
  2. #eabb44
  3. #deb54a
  4. #d3ae51
  5. #c7a858
  6. #bba15f
  7. #af9a65
  8. #a3946c
  9. #988d73
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddc6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac126 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6c231 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edca41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f6c23d {
  color: #f6c23d;
}
Background
.bg-f6c23d {
  background-color: #f6c23d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f6c23d {
  border: 2px solid #f6c23d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f6c23d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 194 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 91% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f6c23d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6c23d, #cdf63d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f6c23d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 194 61 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.91 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.00 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.05 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.08 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.37 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.47 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.78 #093dc2 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f6c23d  rgb(246, 194, 61)  hsl(43, 91%, 60%)  Saffron
#3d71f6  rgb(61, 113, 246)  hsl(223, 91%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#3df6c2  rgb(61, 246, 194)  hsl(163, 91%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c23df6  rgb(194, 61, 246)  hsl(283, 91%, 60%)  Electric Purple