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#FAC63D

#fac63d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fac63d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 77.65% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.8% magenta, 75.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 43.49°, with 94.97% saturation and 60.98% 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 13.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6105

Complementary

  1. #fac63d
  2. #3d71fa

Split complementary

  1. #fac63d
  2. #3dd0fa
  3. #673dfa

Analogous

  1. #fa673d
  2. #fac63d
  3. #d0fa3d

Triadic

  1. #fac63d
  2. #3dfac6
  3. #c63dfa

Tetradic

  1. #fac63d
  2. #71fa3d
  3. #3d71fa
  4. #c63dfa

Square

  1. #fac63d
  2. #3dfa67
  3. #3d71fa
  4. #fa3dd0

Monochromatic

  1. #9a7104
  2. #e5a706
  3. #fac63d
  4. #fcdc88
  5. #fef2d2

Shades

#fac63d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac63d
  2. #e1b237
  3. #c89e31
  4. #af8b2b
  5. #967725
  6. #7d631f
  7. #644f18
  8. #4b3b12
  9. #32280c
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac63d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac63d
  2. #fbcc50
  3. #fbd164
  4. #fcd777
  5. #fcdd8b
  6. #fde39e
  7. #fde8b1
  8. #feeec5
  9. #fef4d8
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac63d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac63d
  2. #eebf44
  3. #e2b84a
  4. #d5b151
  5. #c9aa58
  6. #bda35f
  7. #b19c65
  8. #a5956c
  9. #988e73
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0caa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec525 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead344 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac530 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1ce41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbc8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac63d {
  color: #fac63d;
}
Background
.bg-fac63d {
  background-color: #fac63d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac63d {
  border: 2px solid #fac63d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac63d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 198 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac63d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac63d, #d0fa3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac63d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 198 61 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.66 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.02 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.69 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.81 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.30 #0539c2 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac63d  rgb(250, 198, 61)  hsl(43, 95%, 61%)  Saffron
#3d71fa  rgb(61, 113, 250)  hsl(223, 95%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3dfac6  rgb(61, 250, 198)  hsl(163, 95%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c63dfa  rgb(198, 61, 250)  hsl(283, 95%, 61%)  Electric Purple