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#FAC524

#fac524 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fac524 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 77.25% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.2% magenta, 85.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 45.14°, with 95.54% saturation and 56.08% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6038

Complementary

  1. #fac524
  2. #2459fa

Split complementary

  1. #fac524
  2. #24c4fa
  3. #5a24fa

Analogous

  1. #fa5a24
  2. #fac524
  3. #c4fa24

Triadic

  1. #fac524
  2. #24fac5
  3. #c524fa

Tetradic

  1. #fac524
  2. #59fa24
  3. #2459fa
  4. #c524fa

Square

  1. #fac524
  2. #24fa5a
  3. #2459fa
  4. #fa24c4

Monochromatic

  1. #826303
  2. #cd9b05
  3. #fac524
  4. #fcd96f
  5. #fdedba

Shades

#fac524 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac524
  2. #e1b120
  3. #c89e1d
  4. #af8a19
  5. #967616
  6. #7d6312
  7. #644f0e
  8. #4b3b0b
  9. #322707
  10. #191404
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac524 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac524
  2. #fbcb3a
  3. #fbd150
  4. #fcd666
  5. #fcdc7c
  6. #fde292
  7. #fde8a7
  8. #feeebd
  9. #fef3d3
  10. #fff9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac524 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac524
  2. #eebe2d
  3. #e2b736
  4. #d5b040
  5. #c9a949
  6. #bda352
  7. #b19c5b
  8. #a59564
  9. #988e6e
  10. #8c8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cd2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac524 {
  color: #fac524;
}
Background
.bg-fac524 {
  background-color: #fac524;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac524 {
  border: 2px solid #fac524;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac524;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 197 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac524 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac524, #c4fa24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac524 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 197 36 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.40 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.46 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.50 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 1.68 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.82 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.27 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.53 #053adb Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac524  rgb(250, 197, 36)  hsl(45, 96%, 56%)  Saffron
#2459fa  rgb(36, 89, 250)  hsl(225, 96%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#24fac5  rgb(36, 250, 197)  hsl(165, 96%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c524fa  rgb(197, 36, 250)  hsl(285, 96%, 56%)  Electric Purple