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#FCC43D

#fcc43d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcc43d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 76.86% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 75.79% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.41°, with 96.95% saturation and 61.37% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6051

Complementary

  1. #fcc43d
  2. #3d75fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc43d
  2. #3dd4fc
  3. #643dfc

Analogous

  1. #fc643d
  2. #fcc43d
  3. #d4fc3d

Triadic

  1. #fcc43d
  2. #3dfcc4
  3. #c43dfc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc43d
  2. #75fc3d
  3. #3d75fc
  4. #c43dfc

Square

  1. #fcc43d
  2. #3dfc64
  3. #3d75fc
  4. #fc3dd4

Monochromatic

  1. #9e7002
  2. #e9a604
  3. #fcc43d
  4. #fddb88
  5. #fef2d4

Shades

#fcc43d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc43d
  2. #e3b037
  3. #ca9d31
  4. #b0892b
  5. #977625
  6. #7e621f
  7. #654e18
  8. #4c3b12
  9. #32270c
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc43d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc43d
  2. #fcca50
  3. #fdd064
  4. #fdd677
  5. #fddc8b
  6. #fee29e
  7. #fee7b1
  8. #feedc5
  9. #fef3d8
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc43d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc43d
  2. #f0bd44
  3. #e3b64a
  4. #d7b051
  5. #caa958
  6. #bea25f
  7. #b29b65
  8. #a5946c
  9. #998e73
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c9a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc425 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead244 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eac430 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cd41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb98b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc43d {
  color: #fcc43d;
}
Background
.bg-fcc43d {
  background-color: #fcc43d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc43d {
  border: 2px solid #fcc43d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc43d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 196 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc43d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc43d, #d4fc3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc43d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 196 61 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.63 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.69 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.87 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.90 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.93 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.39 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.29 #033bc2 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#fcc43d  rgb(252, 196, 61)  hsl(42, 97%, 61%)  Saffron
#3d75fc  rgb(61, 117, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3dfcc4  rgb(61, 252, 196)  hsl(162, 97%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c43dfc  rgb(196, 61, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 61%)  Electric Purple