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#F8CD5C

#f8cd5c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8cd5c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 80.39% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.34% magenta, 62.9% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 43.46°, with 91.76% saturation and 66.67% 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 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.6439

Complementary

  1. #f8cd5c
  2. #5c87f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8cd5c
  2. #5cd5f8
  3. #7f5cf8

Analogous

  1. #f87f5c
  2. #f8cd5c
  3. #d5f85c

Triadic

  1. #f8cd5c
  2. #5cf8cd
  3. #cd5cf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8cd5c
  2. #87f85c
  3. #5c87f8
  4. #cd5cf8

Square

  1. #f8cd5c
  2. #5cf87f
  3. #5c87f8
  4. #f85cd5

Monochromatic

  1. #b38408
  2. #f5b613
  3. #f8cd5c
  4. #fbe4a5
  5. #fef9eb

Shades

#f8cd5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8cd5c
  2. #dfb953
  3. #c6a44a
  4. #ae9040
  5. #957b37
  6. #7c672e
  7. #635225
  8. #4a3e1c
  9. #322912
  10. #191509
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8cd5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8cd5c
  2. #f9d26c
  3. #f9d77d
  4. #fadc8d
  5. #fbe19d
  6. #fce6ae
  7. #fcebbe
  8. #fdf0ce
  9. #fef5de
  10. #fefaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8cd5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8cd5c
  2. #ecc560
  3. #e0be63
  4. #d4b667
  5. #c8ae6a
  6. #bca76e
  7. #b09f72
  8. #a49775
  9. #988f79
  10. #8c887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2d0af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cb50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd761 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbdb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebcc55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1d35f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8cd5c {
  color: #f8cd5c;
}
Background
.bg-f8cd5c {
  background-color: #f8cd5c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8cd5c {
  border: 2px solid #f8cd5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8cd5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 205 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 92% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8cd5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8cd5c, #d5f85c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8cd5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 205 92 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.93 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.94 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.25 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.48 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.84 #0732a3 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f8cd5c  rgb(248, 205, 92)  hsl(43, 92%, 67%)  Saffron
#5c87f8  rgb(92, 135, 248)  hsl(223, 92%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#5cf8cd  rgb(92, 248, 205)  hsl(163, 92%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#cd5cf8  rgb(205, 92, 248)  hsl(283, 92%, 67%)  Heliotrope