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#F6C42E

#f6c42e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f6c42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.33% magenta, 81.3% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 91.74% saturation and 57.25% 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 0.5.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5927

Complementary

  1. #f6c42e
  2. #2e60f6

Split complementary

  1. #f6c42e
  2. #2ec4f6
  3. #602ef6

Analogous

  1. #f6602e
  2. #f6c42e
  3. #c4f62e

Triadic

  1. #f6c42e
  2. #2ef6c4
  3. #c42ef6

Tetradic

  1. #f6c42e
  2. #60f62e
  3. #2e60f6
  4. #c42ef6

Square

  1. #f6c42e
  2. #2ef660
  3. #2e60f6
  4. #f62ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #856506
  2. #cf9d09
  3. #f6c42e
  4. #f9d977
  5. #fcedc1

Shades

#f6c42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f6c42e
  2. #ddb029
  3. #c59d25
  4. #ac8920
  5. #94761c
  6. #7b6217
  7. #624e12
  8. #4a3b0e
  9. #312709
  10. #191405
  11. #000000

Tints

#f6c42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f6c42e
  2. #f7ca43
  3. #f8d058
  4. #f9d66d
  5. #fadc82
  6. #fbe297
  7. #fbe7ab
  8. #fcedc0
  9. #fdf3d5
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f6c42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f6c42e
  2. #eabd36
  3. #deb63e
  4. #d3b047
  5. #c7a94f
  6. #bba257
  7. #af9b5f
  8. #a39467
  9. #988e70
  10. #8c8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddc8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d038 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7c31a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eecb34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f6c42e {
  color: #f6c42e;
}
Background
.bg-f6c42e {
  background-color: #f6c42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f6c42e {
  border: 2px solid #f6c42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f6c42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 92% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f6c42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6c42e, #c4f62e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f6c42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 0.50 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.97 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.16 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.45 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.09 #093bd1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Saffron
#f6c42e  rgb(246, 196, 46)  hsl(45, 92%, 57%)  Saffron
#2e60f6  rgb(46, 96, 246)  hsl(225, 92%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2ef6c4  rgb(46, 246, 196)  hsl(165, 92%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c42ef6  rgb(196, 46, 246)  hsl(285, 92%, 57%)  Electric Purple