#FCBF49 · near Saffron

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#FCBF49 (RGB 252, 191, 73) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Saffron and near Amber and Cantaloupe. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #FCBF49 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 84% lightness and 0.15 chroma at hue 80°.

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HEX#FCBF49
RGBrgb(252, 191, 73)
HSLhsl(40, 97%, 64%)
CMYK0, 24, 71, 1
CSS var--saffron
Contrast1.66:1 white · 12.69:1 black

Similar named colors

Saffron #F4C430Amber #FFBF00Cantaloupe #FFA62FOrange #FFA500Citrine #E4D00A

How to use #FCBF49

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FCBF49 (12.69:1); white text does not (1.66:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FCBF49 with its analogous neighbors #FC684A and #DFFC4A; for contrast use its complement #4A86FC as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--saffron: #FCBF49;

Color card

#FCBF49 hex color card: near Saffron, RGB 252, 191, 73
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Shades & tints

#32260F#654C1D#97732C#CA993A#FCBF49#FDCC6D#FDD992#FEE5B6#FEF2DB

Color harmonies for #FCBF49

Complementary

#FCBF49#4A86FC

Analogous

#FCBF49#FC684A#DFFC4A

Triadic

#FCBF49#4AFCC1#C14AFC

Split complementary

#FCBF49#4ADFFC#684AFC

Tetradic

#FCBF49#4AFC68#4A86FC#FC4ADF

Palettes with #FCBF49