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#FAF940

#faf940 ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faf940 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 97.65% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 74.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 59.68°, with 94.9% saturation and 61.57% 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 18.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.8845

Complementary

  1. #faf940
  2. #4041fa

Split complementary

  1. #faf940
  2. #409efa
  3. #9c40fa

Analogous

  1. #fa9c40
  2. #faf940
  3. #9efa40

Triadic

  1. #faf940
  2. #40faf9
  3. #f940fa

Tetradic

  1. #faf940
  2. #41fa40
  3. #4041fa
  4. #f940fa

Square

  1. #faf940
  2. #40fa9c
  3. #4041fa
  4. #fa409e

Monochromatic

  1. #9d9c04
  2. #e7e606
  3. #faf940
  4. #fcfb8b
  5. #fefed5

Shades

#faf940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf940
  2. #e1e03a
  3. #c8c733
  4. #afae2d
  5. #969526
  6. #7d7d20
  7. #64641a
  8. #4b4b13
  9. #32320d
  10. #191906
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf940
  2. #fbfa53
  3. #fbfa66
  4. #fcfb79
  5. #fcfb8c
  6. #fdfca0
  7. #fdfdb3
  8. #fefdc6
  9. #fefed9
  10. #fffeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf940
  2. #eeed46
  3. #e2e14d
  4. #d5d553
  5. #c9c95a
  6. #bdbd60
  7. #b1b066
  8. #a5a46d
  9. #989873
  10. #8c8c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f2f2f2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5f5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff44f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe9d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff32a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff64a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff0ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf940 {
  color: #faf940;
}
Background
.bg-faf940 {
  background-color: #faf940;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf940 {
  border: 2px solid #faf940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 249 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf940, #9efa40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 249 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 1.64 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.47 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 2.69 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.84 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 2.92 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.96 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.17 #0506bf Inverted #f2f2f2 Grayscale 

Daffodil
#faf940  rgb(250, 249, 64)  hsl(60, 95%, 62%)  Daffodil
#4041fa  rgb(64, 65, 250)  hsl(240, 95%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#40faf9  rgb(64, 250, 249)  hsl(180, 95%, 62%)  Aqua
#f940fa  rgb(249, 64, 250)  hsl(300, 95%, 62%)  Fuchsia