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#FAC659

#fac659 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fac659 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 77.65% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.8% magenta, 64.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 40.62°, with 94.15% saturation and 66.47% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.6143

Complementary

  1. #fac659
  2. #598dfa

Split complementary

  1. #fac659
  2. #59defa
  3. #7559fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7559
  2. #fac659
  3. #defa59

Triadic

  1. #fac659
  2. #59fac6
  3. #c659fa

Tetradic

  1. #fac659
  2. #8dfa59
  3. #598dfa
  4. #c659fa

Square

  1. #fac659
  2. #59fa75
  3. #598dfa
  4. #fa59de

Monochromatic

  1. #b57c05
  2. #f8ac0f
  3. #fac659
  4. #fcdfa3
  5. #fef8eb

Shades

#fac659 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac659
  2. #e1b250
  3. #c89e47
  4. #af8b3e
  5. #967735
  6. #7d632d
  7. #644f24
  8. #4b3b1b
  9. #322812
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac659 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac659
  2. #fbcc6a
  3. #fbd17a
  4. #fcd78b
  5. #fcdd9b
  6. #fde3ac
  7. #fde8bd
  8. #feeecd
  9. #fef4de
  10. #fff9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac659 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac659
  2. #eebf5d
  3. #e2b861
  4. #d5b165
  5. #c9aa69
  6. #bda36d
  7. #b19c70
  8. #a59574
  9. #988e78
  10. #8c877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1cbab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc64d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d35d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c652 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0ce5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbc94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac659 {
  color: #fac659;
}
Background
.bg-fac659 {
  background-color: #fac659;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac659 {
  border: 2px solid #fac659;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac659;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 198 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac659 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac659, #defa59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac659 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 198 89 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.51 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.81 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.83 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.44 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.56 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.62 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.91 #0539a6 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac659  rgb(250, 198, 89)  hsl(41, 94%, 66%)  Saffron
#598dfa  rgb(89, 141, 250)  hsl(221, 94%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#59fac6  rgb(89, 250, 198)  hsl(161, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#c659fa  rgb(198, 89, 250)  hsl(281, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid