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#EFAA17

#efaa17 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efaa17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 90.38% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 40.83°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.4716

Complementary

  1. #efaa17
  2. #175cef

Split complementary

  1. #efaa17
  2. #17c8ef
  3. #3e17ef

Analogous

  1. #ef3e17
  2. #efaa17
  3. #c8ef17

Triadic

  1. #efaa17
  2. #17efaa
  3. #aa17ef

Tetradic

  1. #efaa17
  2. #5cef17
  3. #175cef
  4. #aa17ef

Square

  1. #efaa17
  2. #17ef3e
  3. #175cef
  4. #ef17c8

Monochromatic

  1. #664807
  2. #ae7a0c
  3. #efaa17
  4. #f4c45f
  5. #f9dea6

Shades

#efaa17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaa17
  2. #d79915
  3. #bf8812
  4. #a77710
  5. #8f660e
  6. #78550c
  7. #604409
  8. #483307
  9. #302205
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaa17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaa17
  2. #f1b32e
  3. #f2bb45
  4. #f4c45d
  5. #f5cc74
  6. #f7d58b
  7. #f9dda2
  8. #fae6b9
  9. #fceed1
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaa17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaa17
  2. #e4a622
  3. #d9a22c
  4. #ce9d37
  5. #c39941
  6. #b8954c
  7. #ac9156
  8. #a18d61
  9. #96886b
  10. #8b8476
  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 #e0b61e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc9f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaa17 {
  color: #efaa17;
}
Background
.bg-efaa17 {
  background-color: #efaa17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaa17 {
  border: 2px solid #efaa17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaa17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 170 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaa17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaa17, #c8ef17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaa17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 170 23 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.81 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.30 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.43 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.87 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.28 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.82 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.07 #1055e8 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efaa17  rgb(239, 170, 23)  hsl(41, 87%, 51%)  Marigold
#175cef  rgb(23, 92, 239)  hsl(221, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#17efaa  rgb(23, 239, 170)  hsl(161, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa17ef  rgb(170, 23, 239)  hsl(281, 87%, 51%)  Vivid Violet