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#F9C745

#f9c745 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9c745 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 78.04% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 72.29% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 43.33°, with 93.75% saturation and 62.35% 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 13.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6142

Complementary

  1. #f9c745
  2. #4577f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9c745
  2. #45d1f9
  3. #6d45f9

Analogous

  1. #f96d45
  2. #f9c745
  3. #d1f945

Triadic

  1. #f9c745
  2. #45f9c7
  3. #c745f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9c745
  2. #77f945
  3. #4577f9
  4. #c745f9

Square

  1. #f9c745
  2. #45f96d
  3. #4577f9
  4. #f945d1

Monochromatic

  1. #a07505
  2. #eaab08
  3. #f9c745
  4. #fbdd8f
  5. #fef4d9

Shades

#f9c745 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9c745
  2. #e0b33e
  3. #c79f37
  4. #ae8b30
  5. #957729
  6. #7d6423
  7. #64501c
  8. #4b3c15
  9. #32280e
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9c745 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9c745
  2. #facd58
  3. #fad26a
  4. #fbd87d
  5. #fbdd8f
  6. #fce3a2
  7. #fde9b5
  8. #fdeec7
  9. #fef4da
  10. #fef9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9c745 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9c745
  2. #edc04b
  3. #e1b951
  4. #d5b257
  5. #c9ab5d
  6. #bda463
  7. #b09c68
  8. #a4956e
  9. #988e74
  10. #8c877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0cba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec632 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead34b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac63a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0ce49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbd8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9c745 {
  color: #f9c745;
}
Background
.bg-f9c745 {
  background-color: #f9c745;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9c745 {
  border: 2px solid #f9c745;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9c745;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 199 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 94% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9c745 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9c745, #d1f945);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9c745 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 199 69 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.94 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.32 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.41 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.53 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.25 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.39 #0638ba Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#f9c745  rgb(249, 199, 69)  hsl(43, 94%, 62%)  Saffron
#4577f9  rgb(69, 119, 249)  hsl(223, 94%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#45f9c7  rgb(69, 249, 199)  hsl(163, 94%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c745f9  rgb(199, 69, 249)  hsl(283, 94%, 62%)  Medium Orchid