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#FAC43E

#fac43e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fac43e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 76.86% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.6% magenta, 75.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 42.77°, with 94.95% saturation and 61.18% 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 13.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6015

Complementary

  1. #fac43e
  2. #3e74fa

Split complementary

  1. #fac43e
  2. #3ed2fa
  3. #663efa

Analogous

  1. #fa663e
  2. #fac43e
  3. #d2fa3e

Triadic

  1. #fac43e
  2. #3efac4
  3. #c43efa

Tetradic

  1. #fac43e
  2. #74fa3e
  3. #3e74fa
  4. #c43efa

Square

  1. #fac43e
  2. #3efa66
  3. #3e74fa
  4. #fa3ed2

Monochromatic

  1. #9b7004
  2. #e6a506
  3. #fac43e
  4. #fcdb89
  5. #fef2d3

Shades

#fac43e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac43e
  2. #e1b038
  3. #c89d32
  4. #af892b
  5. #967625
  6. #7d621f
  7. #644e19
  8. #4b3b13
  9. #32270c
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac43e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac43e
  2. #fbca51
  3. #fbd065
  4. #fcd678
  5. #fcdc8b
  6. #fde29f
  7. #fde7b2
  8. #feedc5
  9. #fef3d8
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac43e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac43e
  2. #eebd45
  3. #e2b64b
  4. #d5b052
  5. #c9a958
  6. #bda25f
  7. #b19b66
  8. #a5946c
  9. #988e73
  10. #8c8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c9a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc327 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d245 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c432 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cc42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac43e {
  color: #fac43e;
}
Background
.bg-fac43e {
  background-color: #fac43e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac43e {
  border: 2px solid #fac43e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac43e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 196 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac43e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac43e, #d2fa3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac43e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 196 62 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.23 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.72 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.80 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.91 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.20 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.08 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.94 #053bc1 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac43e  rgb(250, 196, 62)  hsl(43, 95%, 61%)  Saffron
#3e74fa  rgb(62, 116, 250)  hsl(223, 95%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3efac4  rgb(62, 250, 196)  hsl(163, 95%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c43efa  rgb(196, 62, 250)  hsl(283, 95%, 61%)  Electric Purple