ColorTool
Log in
#FCC74C

#fcc74c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#fcc74c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 78.04% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.03% magenta, 69.84% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 41.93°, with 96.7% saturation and 64.31% 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ffcc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.6206

Complementary

  1. #fcc74c
  2. #4c81fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcc74c
  2. #4cd9fc
  3. #6f4cfc

Analogous

  1. #fc6f4c
  2. #fcc74c
  3. #d9fc4c

Triadic

  1. #fcc74c
  2. #4cfcc7
  3. #c74cfc

Tetradic

  1. #fcc74c
  2. #81fc4c
  3. #4c81fc
  4. #c74cfc

Square

  1. #fcc74c
  2. #4cfc6f
  3. #4c81fc
  4. #fc4cd9

Monochromatic

  1. #ac7903
  2. #f7ae04
  3. #fcc74c
  4. #fddf97
  5. #fff6e2

Shades

#fcc74c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcc74c
  2. #e3b344
  3. #ca9f3d
  4. #b08b35
  5. #97772e
  6. #7e6426
  7. #65501e
  8. #4c3c17
  9. #32280f
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcc74c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcc74c
  2. #fccd5e
  3. #fdd270
  4. #fdd882
  5. #fddd94
  6. #fee3a6
  7. #fee9b7
  8. #feeec9
  9. #fef4db
  10. #fff9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcc74c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcc74c
  2. #f0c051
  3. #e3b956
  4. #d7b25c
  5. #caab61
  6. #bea466
  7. #b29c6b
  8. #a59570
  9. #998e76
  10. #8c877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2ccaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc63c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd451 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2cf4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-fcc74c {
  color: #fcc74c;
}
Background
.bg-fcc74c {
  background-color: #fcc74c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcc74c {
  border: 2px solid #fcc74c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcc74c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 199 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcc74c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc74c, #d9fc4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcc74c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 199 76 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.11 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.20 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.87 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.08 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.61 #0338b3 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Saffron
#fcc74c  rgb(252, 199, 76)  hsl(42, 97%, 64%)  Saffron
#4c81fc  rgb(76, 129, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#4cfcc7  rgb(76, 252, 199)  hsl(162, 97%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c74cfc  rgb(199, 76, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 64%)  Medium Orchid