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#FAC84A

#fac84a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fac84a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 78.43% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 70.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 42.95°, with 94.62% saturation and 63.53% 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 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6213

Complementary

  1. #fac84a
  2. #4a7cfa

Split complementary

  1. #fac84a
  2. #4ad4fa
  3. #704afa

Analogous

  1. #fa704a
  2. #fac84a
  3. #d4fa4a

Triadic

  1. #fac84a
  2. #4afac8
  3. #c84afa

Tetradic

  1. #fac84a
  2. #7cfa4a
  3. #4a7cfa
  4. #c84afa

Square

  1. #fac84a
  2. #4afa70
  3. #4a7cfa
  4. #fa4ad4

Monochromatic

  1. #a67805
  2. #f1ae07
  3. #fac84a
  4. #fcdf94
  5. #fef5df

Shades

#fac84a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac84a
  2. #e1b443
  3. #c8a03b
  4. #af8c34
  5. #96782c
  6. #7d6425
  7. #64501e
  8. #4b3c16
  9. #32280f
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac84a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac84a
  2. #fbce5c
  3. #fbd36e
  4. #fcd980
  5. #fcde92
  6. #fde4a5
  7. #fde9b7
  8. #feefc9
  9. #fef4db
  10. #fffaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac84a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac84a
  2. #eec14f
  3. #e2ba55
  4. #d5b25a
  5. #c9ab60
  6. #bda465
  7. #b19d6a
  8. #a59670
  9. #988e75
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1ccaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc739 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd450 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac740 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cf4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbe91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac84a {
  color: #fac84a;
}
Background
.bg-fac84a {
  background-color: #fac84a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac84a {
  border: 2px solid #fac84a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac84a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 200 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac84a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac84a, #d4fa4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac84a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 200 74 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.41 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.58 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.76 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.92 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.47 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.75 #0537b5 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac84a  rgb(250, 200, 74)  hsl(43, 95%, 64%)  Saffron
#4a7cfa  rgb(74, 124, 250)  hsl(223, 95%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#4afac8  rgb(74, 250, 200)  hsl(163, 95%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c84afa  rgb(200, 74, 250)  hsl(283, 95%, 64%)  Medium Orchid