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#FEC85D

#fec85d ≈ Saffron

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fec85d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 78.43% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.26% magenta, 63.39% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 39.88°, with 98.77% saturation and 68.04% 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 13.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.6317

Complementary

  1. #fec85d
  2. #5d93fe

Split complementary

  1. #fec85d
  2. #5de3fe
  3. #785dfe

Analogous

  1. #fe785d
  2. #fec85d
  3. #e3fe5d

Triadic

  1. #fec85d
  2. #5dfec8
  3. #c85dfe

Tetradic

  1. #fec85d
  2. #93fe5d
  3. #5d93fe
  4. #c85dfe

Square

  1. #fec85d
  2. #5dfe78
  3. #5d93fe
  4. #fe5de3

Monochromatic

  1. #c18101
  2. #feae11
  3. #fec85d
  4. #fee2a9
  5. #fff8eb

Shades

#fec85d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fec85d
  2. #e5b454
  3. #cba04a
  4. #b28c41
  5. #987838
  6. #7f642f
  7. #665025
  8. #4c3c1c
  9. #332813
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fec85d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fec85d
  2. #fece6d
  3. #fed37d
  4. #fed98e
  5. #fede9e
  6. #ffe4ae
  7. #ffe9be
  8. #ffefce
  9. #fff4df
  10. #fffaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fec85d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fec85d
  2. #f1c161
  3. #e5ba64
  4. #d8b268
  5. #ccab6b
  6. #bfa46f
  7. #b29d72
  8. #a69676
  9. #998e79
  10. #8d877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4cdae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc852 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd661 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecc856 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3d05f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbe96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fec85d {
  color: #fec85d;
}
Background
.bg-fec85d {
  background-color: #fec85d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fec85d {
  border: 2px solid #fec85d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fec85d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 200 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 99% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fec85d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fec85d, #e3fe5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fec85d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 200 93 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.19 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.20 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.67 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.81 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.86 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.05 #0137a2 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Saffron
#fec85d  rgb(254, 200, 93)  hsl(40, 99%, 68%)  Saffron
#5d93fe  rgb(93, 147, 254)  hsl(220, 99%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#5dfec8  rgb(93, 254, 200)  hsl(160, 99%, 68%)  Aquamarine
#c85dfe  rgb(200, 93, 254)  hsl(280, 99%, 68%)  Heliotrope