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#F9CA4E

#f9ca4e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9ca4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 79.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.88% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 43.51°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6293

Complementary

  1. #f9ca4e
  2. #4e7df9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ca4e
  2. #4ed2f9
  3. #754ef9

Analogous

  1. #f9754e
  2. #f9ca4e
  3. #d2f94e

Triadic

  1. #f9ca4e
  2. #4ef9ca
  3. #ca4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ca4e
  2. #7df94e
  3. #4e7df9
  4. #ca4ef9

Square

  1. #f9ca4e
  2. #4ef975
  3. #4e7df9
  4. #f94ed2

Monochromatic

  1. #a87c06
  2. #f2b208
  3. #f9ca4e
  4. #fce098
  5. #fef6e2

Shades

#f9ca4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ca4e
  2. #e0b646
  3. #c7a23e
  4. #ae8d37
  5. #95792f
  6. #7d6527
  7. #64511f
  8. #4b3d17
  9. #322810
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ca4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ca4e
  2. #facf60
  3. #fad571
  4. #fbda83
  5. #fbdf95
  6. #fce5a7
  7. #fdeab8
  8. #fdefca
  9. #fef4dc
  10. #fefaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ca4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ca4e
  2. #edc353
  3. #e1bb58
  4. #d5b45d
  5. #c9ac62
  6. #bda567
  7. #b09e6c
  8. #a49671
  9. #988f76
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1cdab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c83e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd554 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1d151 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ca4e {
  color: #f9ca4e;
}
Background
.bg-f9ca4e {
  background-color: #f9ca4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ca4e {
  border: 2px solid #f9ca4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ca4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 202 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ca4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ca4e, #d2f94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ca4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 202 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.55 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.63 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.31 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.46 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.73 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.76 #0635b1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f9ca4e  rgb(249, 202, 78)  hsl(44, 93%, 64%)  Saffron
#4e7df9  rgb(78, 125, 249)  hsl(224, 93%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#4ef9ca  rgb(78, 249, 202)  hsl(164, 93%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#ca4ef9  rgb(202, 78, 249)  hsl(284, 93%, 64%)  Medium Orchid