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#F5CC4E

#f5cc4e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f5cc4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 80% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.73% magenta, 68.16% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 45.27°, with 89.3% saturation and 63.33% 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 13.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6315

Complementary

  1. #f5cc4e
  2. #4e77f5

Split complementary

  1. #f5cc4e
  2. #4ecaf5
  3. #784ef5

Analogous

  1. #f5784e
  2. #f5cc4e
  3. #caf54e

Triadic

  1. #f5cc4e
  2. #4ef5cc
  3. #cc4ef5

Tetradic

  1. #f5cc4e
  2. #77f54e
  3. #4e77f5
  4. #cc4ef5

Square

  1. #f5cc4e
  2. #4ef578
  3. #4e77f5
  4. #f54eca

Monochromatic

  1. #a17c09
  2. #e9b30d
  3. #f5cc4e
  4. #f9e196
  5. #fdf6df

Shades

#f5cc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5cc4e
  2. #ddb846
  3. #c4a33e
  4. #ac8f37
  5. #937a2f
  6. #7b6627
  7. #62521f
  8. #4a3d17
  9. #312910
  10. #191408
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5cc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5cc4e
  2. #f6d160
  3. #f7d671
  4. #f8db83
  5. #f9e095
  6. #fae6a7
  7. #fbebb8
  8. #fcf0ca
  9. #fdf5dc
  10. #fefaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5cc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5cc4e
  2. #e9c453
  3. #debd58
  4. #d2b55d
  5. #c6ae62
  6. #bba667
  7. #af9e6c
  8. #a39771
  9. #978f76
  10. #8c887b
  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 #e0ceab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c93e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd554 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbcb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d152 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5cc4e {
  color: #f5cc4e;
}
Background
.bg-f5cc4e {
  background-color: #f5cc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5cc4e {
  border: 2px solid #f5cc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5cc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 204 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 89% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5cc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5cc4e, #caf54e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5cc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 204 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.89 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.09 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.61 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.77 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.78 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.21 #0a33b1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Saffron
#f5cc4e  rgb(245, 204, 78)  hsl(45, 89%, 63%)  Saffron
#4e77f5  rgb(78, 119, 245)  hsl(225, 89%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#4ef5cc  rgb(78, 245, 204)  hsl(165, 89%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#cc4ef5  rgb(204, 78, 245)  hsl(285, 89%, 63%)  Medium Orchid