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#FAC457

#fac457 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fac457 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 76.86% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.6% magenta, 65.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 40.12°, with 94.22% saturation and 66.08% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.6049

Complementary

  1. #fac457
  2. #578dfa

Split complementary

  1. #fac457
  2. #57dffa
  3. #7257fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7257
  2. #fac457
  3. #dffa57

Triadic

  1. #fac457
  2. #57fac4
  3. #c457fa

Tetradic

  1. #fac457
  2. #8dfa57
  3. #578dfa
  4. #c457fa

Square

  1. #fac457
  2. #57fa72
  3. #578dfa
  4. #fa57df

Monochromatic

  1. #b37905
  2. #f8aa0d
  3. #fac457
  4. #fcdea1
  5. #fef8eb

Shades

#fac457 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac457
  2. #e1b04e
  3. #c89d46
  4. #af893d
  5. #967634
  6. #7d622c
  7. #644e23
  8. #4b3b1a
  9. #322711
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac457 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac457
  2. #fbca68
  3. #fbd079
  4. #fcd689
  5. #fcdc9a
  6. #fde2ab
  7. #fde7bc
  8. #feedcd
  9. #fef3dd
  10. #fff9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac457 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac457
  2. #eebd5b
  3. #e2b65f
  4. #d5b063
  5. #c9a967
  6. #bda26c
  7. #b19b70
  8. #a59474
  9. #988e78
  10. #8c877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c9aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc44b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d25b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c450 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efcc59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac457 {
  color: #fac457;
}
Background
.bg-fac457 {
  background-color: #fac457;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac457 {
  border: 2px solid #fac457;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac457;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 196 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac457 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac457, #dffa57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac457 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 196 87 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.79 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.16 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.40 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.48 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.64 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.71 #053ba8 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac457  rgb(250, 196, 87)  hsl(40, 94%, 66%)  Saffron
#578dfa  rgb(87, 141, 250)  hsl(220, 94%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#57fac4  rgb(87, 250, 196)  hsl(160, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#c457fa  rgb(196, 87, 250)  hsl(280, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid