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#F2C331

#f2c331 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2c331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.42% magenta, 79.75% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.39°, with 88.13% saturation and 57.06% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 0.39.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5813

Complementary

  1. #f2c331
  2. #3160f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2c331
  2. #31c0f2
  3. #6331f2

Analogous

  1. #f26331
  2. #f2c331
  3. #c0f231

Triadic

  1. #f2c331
  2. #31f2c3
  3. #c331f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2c331
  2. #60f231
  3. #3160f2
  4. #c331f2

Square

  1. #f2c331
  2. #31f263
  3. #3160f2
  4. #f231c0

Monochromatic

  1. #826408
  2. #ca9c0d
  3. #f2c331
  4. #f7d879
  5. #fbedc1

Shades

#f2c331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2c331
  2. #dab02c
  3. #c29c27
  4. #a98922
  5. #91751d
  6. #796219
  7. #614e14
  8. #493b0f
  9. #30270a
  10. #181405
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2c331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2c331
  2. #f3c946
  3. #f5cf5a
  4. #f6d56f
  5. #f7db83
  6. #f9e198
  7. #fae7ad
  8. #fbedc1
  9. #fcf3d6
  10. #fef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2c331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2c331
  2. #e7bc39
  3. #dbb641
  4. #d0af49
  5. #c4a851
  6. #b9a259
  7. #ae9b60
  8. #a29468
  9. #978d70
  10. #8b8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac6a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac109 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c21f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebca37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2c331 {
  color: #f2c331;
}
Background
.bg-f2c331 {
  background-color: #f2c331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2c331 {
  border: 2px solid #f2c331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2c331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2c331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2c331, #c0f231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2c331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 0.39 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.51 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.96 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.00 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.17 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.63 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.16 #0d3cce Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f2c331  rgb(242, 195, 49)  hsl(45, 88%, 57%)  Saffron
#3160f2  rgb(49, 96, 242)  hsl(225, 88%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31f2c3  rgb(49, 242, 195)  hsl(165, 88%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c331f2  rgb(195, 49, 242)  hsl(285, 88%, 57%)  Electric Purple