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#FAC331

#fac331 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fac331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 80.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 43.58°, with 95.26% saturation and 58.63% 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.5958

Complementary

  1. #fac331
  2. #3168fa

Split complementary

  1. #fac331
  2. #31cdfa
  3. #5f31fa

Analogous

  1. #fa5f31
  2. #fac331
  3. #cdfa31

Triadic

  1. #fac331
  2. #31fac3
  3. #c331fa

Tetradic

  1. #fac331
  2. #68fa31
  3. #3168fa
  4. #c331fa

Square

  1. #fac331
  2. #31fa5f
  3. #3168fa
  4. #fa31cd

Monochromatic

  1. #8f6803
  2. #d99f05
  3. #fac331
  4. #fcd97c
  5. #feefc6

Shades

#fac331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac331
  2. #e1b02c
  3. #c89c27
  4. #af8922
  5. #96751d
  6. #7d6219
  7. #644e14
  8. #4b3b0f
  9. #32270a
  10. #191405
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac331
  2. #fbc946
  3. #fbcf5a
  4. #fcd56f
  5. #fcdb83
  6. #fde198
  7. #fde7ad
  8. #feedc1
  9. #fef3d6
  10. #fff9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac331
  2. #eebc39
  3. #e2b641
  4. #d5af49
  5. #c9a851
  6. #bda259
  7. #b19b60
  8. #a59468
  9. #988d70
  10. #8c8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc8a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc208 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c31f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cb36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac331 {
  color: #fac331;
}
Background
.bg-fac331 {
  background-color: #fac331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac331 {
  border: 2px solid #fac331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 95% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac331, #cdfa31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.86 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 1.90 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 1.94 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.43 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 2.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.46 #053cce Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac331  rgb(250, 195, 49)  hsl(44, 95%, 59%)  Saffron
#3168fa  rgb(49, 104, 250)  hsl(224, 95%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31fac3  rgb(49, 250, 195)  hsl(164, 95%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c331fa  rgb(195, 49, 250)  hsl(284, 95%, 59%)  Electric Purple