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#FCC648

#fcc648 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcc648 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.43% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 96.77% saturation and 63.53% 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 2.96.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6155

Complementary

  1. #fcc648
  2. #487efc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc648
  2. #48d8fc
  3. #6c48fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6c48
  2. #fcc648
  3. #d8fc48

Triadic

  1. #fcc648
  2. #48fcc6
  3. #c648fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc648
  2. #7efc48
  3. #487efc
  4. #c648fc

Square

  1. #fcc648
  2. #48fc6c
  3. #487efc
  4. #fc48d8

Monochromatic

  1. #a87703
  2. #f4ac04
  3. #fcc648
  4. #fddd93
  5. #fef5df

Shades

#fcc648 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc648
  2. #e3b241
  3. #ca9e3a
  4. #b08b32
  5. #97772b
  6. #7e6324
  7. #654f1d
  8. #4c3b16
  9. #32280e
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc648 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc648
  2. #fccc5a
  3. #fdd16d
  4. #fdd77f
  5. #fddd91
  6. #fee3a4
  7. #fee8b6
  8. #feeec8
  9. #fef4da
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc648 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc648
  2. #f0bf4e
  3. #e3b853
  4. #d7b159
  5. #caaa5e
  6. #bea364
  7. #b29c6a
  8. #a5956f
  9. #998e75
  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 #e2cba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec636 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd44e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc63e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2ce4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbc8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcc648 {
  color: #fcc648;
}
Background
.bg-fcc648 {
  background-color: #fcc648;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc648 {
  border: 2px solid #fcc648;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc648;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 198 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc648 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc648, #d8fc48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc648 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 198 72 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.96 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.11 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.54 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.74 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.51 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.54 #0339b7 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fcc648  rgb(252, 198, 72)  hsl(42, 97%, 64%)  Saffron
#487efc  rgb(72, 126, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#48fcc6  rgb(72, 252, 198)  hsl(162, 97%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c648fc  rgb(198, 72, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 64%)  Medium Orchid