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#FEC555

#fec555 ≈ Saffron

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fec555 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 77.25% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.44% magenta, 66.54% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 39.76°, with 98.83% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.6166

Complementary

  1. #fec555
  2. #558efe

Split complementary

  1. #fec555
  2. #55e3fe
  3. #7055fe

Analogous

  1. #fe7055
  2. #fec555
  3. #e3fe55

Triadic

  1. #fec555
  2. #55fec5
  3. #c555fe

Tetradic

  1. #fec555
  2. #8efe55
  3. #558efe
  4. #c555fe

Square

  1. #fec555
  2. #55fe70
  3. #558efe
  4. #fe55e3

Monochromatic

  1. #b97b01
  2. #feab09
  3. #fec555
  4. #fedfa1
  5. #fff8eb

Shades

#fec555 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fec555
  2. #e5b14d
  3. #cb9e44
  4. #b28a3c
  5. #987633
  6. #7f632b
  7. #664f22
  8. #4c3b1a
  9. #332711
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fec555 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fec555
  2. #fecb66
  3. #fed177
  4. #fed688
  5. #fedc99
  6. #ffe2aa
  7. #ffe8bb
  8. #ffeecc
  9. #fff3dd
  10. #fff9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fec555 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fec555
  2. #f1be59
  3. #e5b75e
  4. #d8b062
  5. #cca966
  6. #bfa36b
  7. #b29c6f
  8. #a69573
  9. #998e77
  10. #8d877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3caab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc548 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead459 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebc54e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2ce58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbb92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fec555 {
  color: #fec555;
}
Background
.bg-fec555 {
  background-color: #fec555;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fec555 {
  border: 2px solid #fec555;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fec555;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 197 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 99% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fec555 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fec555, #e3fe55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fec555 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 197 85 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.99 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.10 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.12 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.34 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.50 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.75 #013aaa Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Saffron
#fec555  rgb(254, 197, 85)  hsl(40, 99%, 66%)  Saffron
#558efe  rgb(85, 142, 254)  hsl(220, 99%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#55fec5  rgb(85, 254, 197)  hsl(160, 99%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#c555fe  rgb(197, 85, 254)  hsl(280, 99%, 66%)  Medium Orchid