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Saffron #FEB209

#FEB209oklch(0.8151 0.1689 77.6)

Saffron (#FEB209) is a light moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH it has lightness 81.5%, chroma 0.169 and hue 77.6°; its relative luminance is 52.9%. Black text reads best on it (APCA Lc 70, WCAG 11.59:1). It prints well on coated paper (FOGRA39, ΔE00 0.9).

#FEB209 in every format

HEX#FEB209
RGBrgb(254 178 9)
HSLhsl(41.4 99.2% 51.6%)
HSB / HSVhsb(41.4 96.5% 99.6%)
HWBhwb(41.4 3.5% 0.4%)
CMYK (formula)cmyk(0/30/96/0)
CMYK (FOGRA39 coated)cmyk(0/35/93/0)
CIELAB (D50)lab(78.45 20.69 79.85)
LChlch(78.45 82.49 75.5)
OKLaboklab(0.8151 0.0364 0.1650)
OKLCHoklch(0.8151 0.1689 77.6)
CIE XYZ (D65)color(xyz-d65 0.56841 0.52934 0.07482)
CIE xyYxyY(0.4848 0.4514 0.5293)
Display P3color(display-p3 0.9520 0.7107 0.2519)
Linear sRGBcolor(srgb-linear 0.99110 0.44520 0.00273)
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Text on #FEB209

White textWCAG 1.81:1 · APCA Lc 37
Black textWCAG 11.59:1 · APCA Lc 70

Color blindness

Machado 2009 simulation
#FEB209normal
#CEB500protanopia
#E0C81Adeuteranopia
#FF9D98tritanopia

Tints and shades

OKLCH lightness steps, hue held
#FFE8B2
#FFCA5E
#F9AD00
#DE9400
#BE7D00
#A06700
#825200
#653E00
#4A2B00
#311900
#190900

Harmonies

hue rotations in OKLCH
Complementary
#FEB209
#93C5FF
Analogous
#FEB209
#FFA570
#CFC920
Triadic
#FEB209
#00E0E6
#EF9DFF
Split complementary
#FEB209
#32D4FF
#BEB6FF
Tetradic
#FEB209
#00E4AC
#93C5FF
#FF96D5

Similar colors

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