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#FCC646

#fcc646 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcc646 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 77.65% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.43% magenta, 72.22% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.2°, with 96.81% saturation and 63.14% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6153

Complementary

  1. #fcc646
  2. #467cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc646
  2. #46d7fc
  3. #6b46fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6b46
  2. #fcc646
  3. #d7fc46

Triadic

  1. #fcc646
  2. #46fcc6
  3. #c646fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc646
  2. #7cfc46
  3. #467cfc
  4. #c646fc

Square

  1. #fcc646
  2. #46fc6b
  3. #467cfc
  4. #fc46d7

Monochromatic

  1. #a67603
  2. #f2ab04
  3. #fcc646
  4. #fddd91
  5. #fef4dd

Shades

#fcc646 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc646
  2. #e3b23f
  3. #ca9e38
  4. #b08b31
  5. #97772a
  6. #7e6323
  7. #654f1c
  8. #4c3b15
  9. #32280e
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc646 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc646
  2. #fccc59
  3. #fdd16b
  4. #fdd77e
  5. #fddd90
  6. #fee3a3
  7. #fee8b5
  8. #feeec8
  9. #fef4da
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc646 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc646
  2. #f0bf4c
  3. #e3b852
  4. #d7b157
  5. #caaa5d
  6. #bea363
  7. #b29c69
  8. #a5956f
  9. #998e74
  10. #8c877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2cba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec633 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd44c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc63c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2ce4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbc8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc646 {
  color: #fcc646;
}
Background
.bg-fcc646 {
  background-color: #fcc646;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc646 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc646;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc646;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 198 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc646 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc646, #d7fc46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc646 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 198 70 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.78 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.92 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.34 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.54 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.49 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.35 #0339b9 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fcc646  rgb(252, 198, 70)  hsl(42, 97%, 63%)  Saffron
#467cfc  rgb(70, 124, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#46fcc6  rgb(70, 252, 198)  hsl(162, 97%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#c646fc  rgb(198, 70, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 63%)  Medium Orchid