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#F0C00A

#f0c00a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f0c00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 95.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 47.48°, with 92% saturation and 49.02% 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5625

Complementary

  1. #f0c00a
  2. #0a3af0

Split complementary

  1. #f0c00a
  2. #0aadf0
  3. #4d0af0

Analogous

  1. #f04d0a
  2. #f0c00a
  3. #adf00a

Triadic

  1. #f0c00a
  2. #0af0c0
  3. #c00af0

Tetradic

  1. #f0c00a
  2. #3af00a
  3. #0a3af0
  4. #c00af0

Square

  1. #f0c00a
  2. #0af04d
  3. #0a3af0
  4. #f00aad

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4b04
  2. #a78507
  3. #f0c00a
  4. #f8d44f
  5. #fbe698

Shades

#f0c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f0c00a
  2. #d8ad09
  3. #c09a08
  4. #a88607
  5. #907306
  6. #786005
  7. #604d04
  8. #483a03
  9. #302602
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#f0c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f0c00a
  2. #f2c623
  3. #f3cd3b
  4. #f5d354
  5. #f6d96c
  6. #f8e085
  7. #f9e69d
  8. #fbecb6
  9. #fcf2ce
  10. #fef9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f0c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f0c00a
  2. #e5ba16
  3. #dab322
  4. #cead2d
  5. #c3a639
  6. #b8a045
  7. #ad9a51
  8. #a2935d
  9. #968d68
  10. #8b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c39d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cb21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c71a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdb582 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f0c00a {
  color: #f0c00a;
}
Background
.bg-f0c00a {
  background-color: #f0c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f0c00a {
  border: 2px solid #f0c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f0c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f0c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0c00a, #adf00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f0c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.78 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.76 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.02 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.30 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.27 #0f3ff5 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f0c00a  rgb(240, 192, 10)  hsl(47, 92%, 49%)  Saffron
#0a3af0  rgb(10, 58, 240)  hsl(227, 92%, 49%)  Han Purple
#0af0c0  rgb(10, 240, 192)  hsl(167, 92%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#c00af0  rgb(192, 10, 240)  hsl(287, 92%, 49%)  Electric Purple