#F2C57C · near Saffron

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#F2C57C (RGB 242, 197, 124) is a medium, moderately saturated beige, closest to Saffron and near Light Tan and Peach Beige. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #F2C57C a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 85% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 79°.

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HEX#F2C57C
RGBrgb(242, 197, 124)
HSLhsl(37, 82%, 72%)
CMYK0, 19, 49, 5
CSS var--saffron
Contrast1.61:1 white · 13.05:1 black

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How to use #F2C57C

Black text passes WCAG AA on #F2C57C (13.05:1); white text does not (1.61:1).

For a calm scheme pair #F2C57C with its analogous neighbors #F28B7D and #E4F27D; for contrast use its complement #7DAAF2 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--saffron: #F2C57C;

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#F2C57C hex color card: near Saffron, RGB 242, 197, 124
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