F4C430

#F4C430 Saffron

#F4C430 is a light, vivid yellow named Saffron. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 76.9% green and 18.8% blue (rgb(244, 196, 48)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 90% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 80% yellow and 4% black. #F4C430 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.79:1.

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Variations of #F4C430

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#F4C430 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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#F4C430 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F4C430 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 #E7CF3A
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCC203
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3C41C
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7CF3A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EACB34
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB2A9
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FCBD7B
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5C8B3

#F4C430 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#F4C430 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.79:1 Super#F4C430 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F4C430 in CSS

/* Saffron */
.color { color: #F4C430; }
.background { background-color: #F4C430; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F4C430; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(244 196 48);
color: hsl(45 90% 57%);
color: oklch(0.840 0.160 89.2);

#F4C430 FAQ

What color is #F4C430?

#F4C430 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 #F4C430?

#F4C430 is rgb(244, 196, 48) in RGB, hsl(45, 90%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 80%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F4C430?

The complementary color of #F4C430 is #3060F4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F4C430?

Black text has the best contrast on #F4C430: 12.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F4C430 a warm or cool color?

#F4C430 is a warm color.