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#FAC960

#fac960 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fac960 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 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 61.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 40.91°, with 93.9% saturation and 67.84% 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.6294

Complementary

  1. #fac960
  2. #6091fa

Split complementary

  1. #fac960
  2. #60defa
  3. #7c60fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7c60
  2. #fac960
  3. #defa60

Triadic

  1. #fac960
  2. #60fac9
  3. #c960fa

Tetradic

  1. #fac960
  2. #91fa60
  3. #6091fa
  4. #c960fa

Square

  1. #fac960
  2. #60fa7c
  3. #6091fa
  4. #fa60de

Monochromatic

  1. #bb8106
  2. #f8b016
  3. #fac960
  4. #fce2aa
  5. #fef8eb

Shades

#fac960 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac960
  2. #e1b556
  3. #c8a14d
  4. #af8d43
  5. #96793a
  6. #7d6530
  7. #645026
  8. #4b3c1d
  9. #322813
  10. #19140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac960 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac960
  2. #fbce70
  3. #fbd480
  4. #fcd990
  5. #fcdfa0
  6. #fde4b0
  7. #fde9bf
  8. #feefcf
  9. #fef4df
  10. #fffaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac960 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac960
  2. #eec263
  3. #e2ba66
  4. #d5b36a
  5. #c9ac6d
  6. #bda570
  7. #b19d73
  8. #a59676
  9. #988f7a
  10. #8c877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cdae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc855 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd564 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac95a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1d062 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac960 {
  color: #fac960;
}
Background
.bg-fac960 {
  background-color: #fac960;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac960 {
  border: 2px solid #fac960;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac960;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 201 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 94% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac960 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac960, #defa60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac960 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 201 96 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.82 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.31 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.77 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.03 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.23 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.35 #05369f Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac960  rgb(250, 201, 96)  hsl(41, 94%, 68%)  Saffron
#6091fa  rgb(96, 145, 250)  hsl(221, 94%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#60fac9  rgb(96, 250, 201)  hsl(161, 94%, 68%)  Aquamarine
#c960fa  rgb(201, 96, 250)  hsl(281, 94%, 68%)  Heliotrope