What color is #F4C430?

#F4C430 is a vivid yellow known as Saffron. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Saffron?

The RGB value is 244, 196, 48: 244 red, 196 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Saffron?

The complementary color is #3060F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4C430?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Saffron color: hex code #F4C430

#F4C430 rgb(244, 196, 48)

Shades of yellow

Saffron has the hex code #F4C430. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 76.9% green and 18.8% blue (244, 196, 48).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 90% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 80% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

Saffron (#F4C430) color codes

HEX	`#F4C430`
RGB	`rgb(244, 196, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 76.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 90%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 80%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 80%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.25, 3.89, 74.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.25, 74.25, 87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.585, 58.93, 11.137)`
Decimal	`16041008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Saffron, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F4C430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4C430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F4C430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4c430; }
.text { color: #f4c430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4c430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 196 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4c430, #c2f430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F4C430 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4C430?: #F4C430 is a vivid yellow known as Saffron. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Saffron?: The RGB value is 244, 196, 48: 244 red, 196 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Saffron?: The complementary color is #3060F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4C430?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.