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#F2C00A

#f2c00a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2c00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.66% magenta, 95.87% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 47.07°, with 92.06% saturation and 49.41% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.566

Complementary

  1. #f2c00a
  2. #0a3cf2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c00a
  2. #0ab0f2
  3. #4c0af2

Analogous

  1. #f24c0a
  2. #f2c00a
  3. #b0f20a

Triadic

  1. #f2c00a
  2. #0af2c0
  3. #c00af2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c00a
  2. #3cf20a
  3. #0a3cf2
  4. #c00af2

Square

  1. #f2c00a
  2. #0af24c
  3. #0a3cf2
  4. #f20ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4b04
  2. #a98607
  3. #f2c00a
  4. #f8d451
  5. #fbe69a

Shades

#f2c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c00a
  2. #daad09
  3. #c29a08
  4. #a98607
  5. #917306
  6. #796005
  7. #614d04
  8. #493a03
  9. #302602
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c00a
  2. #f3c623
  3. #f5cd3b
  4. #f6d354
  5. #f7d96c
  6. #f9e085
  7. #fae69d
  8. #fbecb6
  9. #fcf2ce
  10. #fef9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c00a
  2. #e7ba16
  3. #dbb322
  4. #d0ad2d
  5. #c4a639
  6. #b9a045
  7. #ae9a51
  8. #a2935d
  9. #978d68
  10. #8b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac71a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb582 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c00a {
  color: #f2c00a;
}
Background
.bg-f2c00a {
  background-color: #f2c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c00a {
  border: 2px solid #f2c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c00a, #b0f20a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.71 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.08 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.54 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.03 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.11 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.29 #0d3ff5 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c00a  rgb(242, 192, 10)  hsl(47, 92%, 49%)  Saffron
#0a3cf2  rgb(10, 60, 242)  hsl(227, 92%, 49%)  Han Purple
#0af2c0  rgb(10, 242, 192)  hsl(167, 92%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#c00af2  rgb(192, 10, 242)  hsl(287, 92%, 49%)  Electric Purple