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#FCC44D

#fcc44d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcc44d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 76.86% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 69.44% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 40.8°, with 96.69% saturation and 64.51% 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 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6071

Complementary

  1. #fcc44d
  2. #4d85fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc44d
  2. #4dddfc
  3. #6c4dfc

Analogous

  1. #fc6c4d
  2. #fcc44d
  3. #ddfc4d

Triadic

  1. #fcc44d
  2. #4dfcc4
  3. #c44dfc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc44d
  2. #85fc4d
  3. #4d85fc
  4. #c44dfc

Square

  1. #fcc44d
  2. #4dfc6c
  3. #4d85fc
  4. #fc4ddd

Monochromatic

  1. #ad7703
  2. #f8aa04
  3. #fcc44d
  4. #fddd98
  5. #fff6e3

Shades

#fcc44d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc44d
  2. #e3b045
  3. #ca9d3e
  4. #b08936
  5. #97762e
  6. #7e6227
  7. #654e1f
  8. #4c3b17
  9. #32270f
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc44d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc44d
  2. #fcca5f
  3. #fdd071
  4. #fdd682
  5. #fddc94
  6. #fee2a6
  7. #fee7b8
  8. #feedca
  9. #fef3db
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc44d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc44d
  2. #f0bd52
  3. #e3b657
  4. #d7b05c
  5. #caa961
  6. #bea267
  7. #b29b6c
  8. #a59471
  9. #998e76
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc43e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d252 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c444 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1cd50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc44d {
  color: #fcc44d;
}
Background
.bg-fcc44d {
  background-color: #fcc44d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc44d {
  border: 2px solid #fcc44d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc44d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 196 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc44d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc44d, #ddfc4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc44d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 196 77 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.99 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.27 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.27 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.35 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.68 #033bb2 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#fcc44d  rgb(252, 196, 77)  hsl(41, 97%, 65%)  Saffron
#4d85fc  rgb(77, 133, 252)  hsl(221, 97%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#4dfcc4  rgb(77, 252, 196)  hsl(161, 97%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c44dfc  rgb(196, 77, 252)  hsl(281, 97%, 65%)  Medium Orchid