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#F0C331

#f0c331 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f0c331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.75% magenta, 79.58% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 45.86°, with 86.43% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5778

Complementary

  1. #f0c331
  2. #315ef0

Split complementary

  1. #f0c331
  2. #31bef0
  3. #6331f0

Analogous

  1. #f06331
  2. #f0c331
  3. #bef031

Triadic

  1. #f0c331
  2. #31f0c3
  3. #c331f0

Tetradic

  1. #f0c331
  2. #5ef031
  3. #315ef0
  4. #c331f0

Square

  1. #f0c331
  2. #31f063
  3. #315ef0
  4. #f031be

Monochromatic

  1. #7f6309
  2. #c69b0e
  3. #f0c331
  4. #f5d878
  5. #faedc0

Shades

#f0c331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f0c331
  2. #d8b02c
  3. #c09c27
  4. #a88922
  5. #90751d
  6. #786219
  7. #604e14
  8. #483b0f
  9. #30270a
  10. #181405
  11. #000000

Tints

#f0c331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f0c331
  2. #f2c946
  3. #f3cf5a
  4. #f5d56f
  5. #f6db83
  6. #f8e198
  7. #f9e7ad
  8. #fbedc1
  9. #fcf3d6
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f0c331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f0c331
  2. #e5bc39
  3. #dab641
  4. #ceaf49
  5. #c3a851
  6. #b8a259
  7. #ad9b60
  8. #a29468
  9. #968d70
  10. #8b8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c6a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac109 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c21f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f0c331 {
  color: #f0c331;
}
Background
.bg-f0c331 {
  background-color: #f0c331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f0c331 {
  border: 2px solid #f0c331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f0c331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 86% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f0c331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0c331, #bef031);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f0c331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 0.83 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.77 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.79 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.39 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.62 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.65 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.64 #0f3cce Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f0c331  rgb(240, 195, 49)  hsl(46, 86%, 57%)  Saffron
#315ef0  rgb(49, 94, 240)  hsl(226, 86%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31f0c3  rgb(49, 240, 195)  hsl(166, 86%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c331f0  rgb(195, 49, 240)  hsl(286, 86%, 57%)  Electric Purple