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#EFAA16

#efaa16 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efaa16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 66.67% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 90.79% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 40.92°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.4716

Complementary

  1. #efaa16
  2. #165bef

Split complementary

  1. #efaa16
  2. #16c8ef
  3. #3e16ef

Analogous

  1. #ef3e16
  2. #efaa16
  3. #c8ef16

Triadic

  1. #efaa16
  2. #16efaa
  3. #aa16ef

Tetradic

  1. #efaa16
  2. #5bef16
  3. #165bef
  4. #aa16ef

Square

  1. #efaa16
  2. #16ef3e
  3. #165bef
  4. #ef16c8

Monochromatic

  1. #654707
  2. #ad7a0c
  3. #efaa16
  4. #f4c45e
  5. #f9dea5

Shades

#efaa16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaa16
  2. #d79914
  3. #bf8812
  4. #a7770f
  5. #8f660d
  6. #78550b
  7. #604409
  8. #483307
  9. #302204
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaa16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaa16
  2. #f1b32d
  3. #f2bb45
  4. #f4c45c
  5. #f5cc73
  6. #f7d58b
  7. #f9dda2
  8. #fae6b9
  9. #fceed0
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaa16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaa16
  2. #e4a621
  3. #d9a22b
  4. #ce9d36
  5. #c39940
  6. #b8954b
  7. #ac9156
  8. #a18d60
  9. #96886b
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b61d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc9f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaa16 {
  color: #efaa16;
}
Background
.bg-efaa16 {
  background-color: #efaa16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaa16 {
  border: 2px solid #efaa16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaa16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 170 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaa16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaa16, #c8ef16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaa16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 170 22 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.84 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.32 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.42 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.89 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.32 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.86 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.04 #1055e9 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efaa16  rgb(239, 170, 22)  hsl(41, 87%, 51%)  Marigold
#165bef  rgb(22, 91, 239)  hsl(221, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#16efaa  rgb(22, 239, 170)  hsl(161, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa16ef  rgb(170, 22, 239)  hsl(281, 87%, 51%)  Vivid Violet