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#F2C331 Saffron

#F2C331 is a light, vivid yellow named Saffron. In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 76.5% green and 19.2% blue (rgb(242, 195, 49)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 88% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 80% yellow and 5% black. #F2C331 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.63:1.

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Variations of #F2C331

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F2C331 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F2C331 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F2C331 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6CE3A
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAC109
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2C31E
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6CE3A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E9CA35
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB2A8
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FABC7A
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4C7B2

#F2C331 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#F2C331 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.63:1 Super#F2C331 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F2C331 in CSS

/* Saffron */
.color { color: #F2C331; }
.background { background-color: #F2C331; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F2C331; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(242 195 49);
color: hsl(45 88% 57%);
color: oklch(0.836 0.158 89.4);

#F2C331 FAQ

What color is #F2C331?

#F2C331 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Saffron. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F2C331?

#F2C331 is rgb(242, 195, 49) in RGB, hsl(45, 88%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 19%, 80%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F2C331?

The complementary color of #F2C331 is #3160F2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F2C331?

Black text has the best contrast on #F2C331: 12.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F2C331 a warm or cool color?

#F2C331 is a warm color.