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#FAC950

#fac950 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fac950 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 78.82% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 68% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 42.71°, with 94.44% saturation and 64.71% 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 13.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.6268

Complementary

  1. #fac950
  2. #5081fa

Split complementary

  1. #fac950
  2. #50d6fa
  3. #7450fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7450
  2. #fac950
  3. #d6fa50

Triadic

  1. #fac950
  2. #50fac9
  3. #c950fa

Tetradic

  1. #fac950
  2. #81fa50
  3. #5081fa
  4. #c950fa

Square

  1. #fac950
  2. #50fa74
  3. #5081fa
  4. #fa50d6

Monochromatic

  1. #ac7c05
  2. #f6b107
  3. #fac950
  4. #fce09a
  5. #fef7e5

Shades

#fac950 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac950
  2. #e1b548
  3. #c8a140
  4. #af8d38
  5. #967930
  6. #7d6528
  7. #645020
  8. #4b3c18
  9. #322810
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac950 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac950
  2. #fbce62
  3. #fbd473
  4. #fcd985
  5. #fcdf96
  6. #fde4a8
  7. #fde9b9
  8. #feefcb
  9. #fef4dc
  10. #fffaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac950 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac950
  2. #eec255
  3. #e2ba5a
  4. #d5b35e
  5. #c9ac63
  6. #bda568
  7. #b19d6d
  8. #a59672
  9. #988f76
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cdab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c841 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd555 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc847 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1d053 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbf93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac950 {
  color: #fac950;
}
Background
.bg-fac950 {
  background-color: #fac950;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac950 {
  border: 2px solid #fac950;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac950;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 201 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac950 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac950, #d6fa50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac950 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 201 80 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.89 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.00 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.32 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.65 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.00 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.11 #0536af Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac950  rgb(250, 201, 80)  hsl(43, 94%, 65%)  Saffron
#5081fa  rgb(80, 129, 250)  hsl(223, 94%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#50fac9  rgb(80, 250, 201)  hsl(163, 94%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c950fa  rgb(201, 80, 250)  hsl(283, 94%, 65%)  Medium Orchid