#FFD36E · near Saffron

#FFD36E (RGB 255, 211, 110) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Saffron and near Gold and Banana. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #FFD36E a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 89% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 86°.

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HEX#FFD36E

RGBrgb(255, 211, 110)

HSLhsl(42, 100%, 72%)

CMYK0, 17, 57, 0

CSS var--saffron

Contrast1.42:1 white · 14.79:1 black

Similar named colors

Saffron #F4C430Gold #FFD700Banana #FFE135Sunflower #FFDA03Pineapple #FEEA63

How to use #FFD36E

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FFD36E (14.79:1); white text does not (1.42:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FFD36E with its analogous neighbors #FF8D70 and #E2FF70; for contrast use its complement #709BFF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--saffron: #FFD36E;

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Shades & tints

#332A16#66542C#997F42#CCA958#FFD36E#FFDC8B#FFE5A8#FFEDC5#FFF6E2

Color harmonies for #FFD36E

Complementary

#FFD36E#709BFF

Analogous

#FFD36E#FF8D70#E2FF70

Triadic

#FFD36E#70FFD4#D470FF

Split complementary

#FFD36E#70E2FF#8D70FF

Tetradic

#FFD36E#70FF8D#709BFF#FF70E2