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#FAC43F

#fac43f ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fac43f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.6% magenta, 74.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 42.67°, with 94.92% saturation and 61.37% 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 2.3.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6016

Complementary

  1. #fac43f
  2. #3f75fa

Split complementary

  1. #fac43f
  2. #3fd3fa
  3. #663ffa

Analogous

  1. #fa663f
  2. #fac43f
  3. #d3fa3f

Triadic

  1. #fac43f
  2. #3ffac4
  3. #c43ffa

Tetradic

  1. #fac43f
  2. #75fa3f
  3. #3f75fa
  4. #c43ffa

Square

  1. #fac43f
  2. #3ffa66
  3. #3f75fa
  4. #fa3fd3

Monochromatic

  1. #9c7004
  2. #e6a606
  3. #fac43f
  4. #fcdb8a
  5. #fef2d4

Shades

#fac43f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac43f
  2. #e1b039
  3. #c89d32
  4. #af892c
  5. #967626
  6. #7d6220
  7. #644e19
  8. #4b3b13
  9. #32270d
  10. #191406
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac43f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac43f
  2. #fbca52
  3. #fbd065
  4. #fcd679
  5. #fcdc8c
  6. #fde29f
  7. #fde7b2
  8. #feedc5
  9. #fef3d9
  10. #fff9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac43f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac43f
  2. #eebd46
  3. #e2b64c
  4. #d5b053
  5. #c9a959
  6. #bda260
  7. #b19b66
  8. #a5946d
  9. #988e73
  10. #8c877a
  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 #dcc329 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d246 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9c433 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0cc43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac43f {
  color: #fac43f;
}
Background
.bg-fac43f {
  background-color: #fac43f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac43f {
  border: 2px solid #fac43f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac43f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 196 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac43f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac43f, #d3fa3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac43f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 196 63 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.79 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.89 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.00 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.02 #053bc0 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac43f  rgb(250, 196, 63)  hsl(43, 95%, 61%)  Saffron
#3f75fa  rgb(63, 117, 250)  hsl(223, 95%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#3ffac4  rgb(63, 250, 196)  hsl(163, 95%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c43ffa  rgb(196, 63, 250)  hsl(283, 95%, 61%)  Electric Purple