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#FDC545

#fdc545 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdc545 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 77.25% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.13% magenta, 72.73% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 41.74°, with 97.87% 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.6124

Complementary

  1. #fdc545
  2. #457dfd

Split complementary

  1. #fdc545
  2. #45d9fd
  3. #6945fd

Analogous

  1. #fd6945
  2. #fdc545
  3. #d9fd45

Triadic

  1. #fdc545
  2. #45fdc5
  3. #c545fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdc545
  2. #7dfd45
  3. #457dfd
  4. #c545fd

Square

  1. #fdc545
  2. #45fd69
  3. #457dfd
  4. #fd45d9

Monochromatic

  1. #a77502
  2. #f3aa03
  3. #fdc545
  4. #fedd91
  5. #fff4dc

Shades

#fdc545 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdc545
  2. #e4b13e
  3. #ca9e37
  4. #b18a30
  5. #987629
  6. #7f6323
  7. #654f1c
  8. #4c3b15
  9. #33270e
  10. #191407
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdc545 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdc545
  2. #fdcb58
  3. #fdd16a
  4. #fed67d
  5. #fedc8f
  6. #fee2a2
  7. #fee8b5
  8. #feeec7
  9. #fff3da
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdc545 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdc545
  2. #f1be4b
  3. #e4b751
  4. #d8b057
  5. #cba95d
  6. #bfa363
  7. #b29c68
  8. #a6956e
  9. #998e74
  10. #8d877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2caa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc532 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd34b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc53a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2ce49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdc545 {
  color: #fdc545;
}
Background
.bg-fdc545 {
  background-color: #fdc545;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdc545 {
  border: 2px solid #fdc545;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdc545;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 197 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdc545 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc545, #d9fd45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdc545 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 197 69 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.17 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.30 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.36 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.51 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.80 #023aba Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#fdc545  rgb(253, 197, 69)  hsl(42, 98%, 63%)  Saffron
#457dfd  rgb(69, 125, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#45fdc5  rgb(69, 253, 197)  hsl(162, 98%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#c545fd  rgb(197, 69, 253)  hsl(282, 98%, 63%)  Medium Orchid