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#EFAC0E

#efac0e ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efac0e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 67.45% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.03% magenta, 94.14% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.13°, with 88.93% saturation and 49.61% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4789

Complementary

  1. #efac0e
  2. #0e51ef

Split complementary

  1. #efac0e
  2. #0ec2ef
  3. #3b0eef

Analogous

  1. #ef3b0e
  2. #efac0e
  3. #c2ef0e

Triadic

  1. #efac0e
  2. #0eefac
  3. #ac0eef

Tetradic

  1. #efac0e
  2. #51ef0e
  3. #0e51ef
  4. #ac0eef

Square

  1. #efac0e
  2. #0eef3b
  3. #0e51ef
  4. #ef0ec2

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4406
  2. #a7780a
  3. #efac0e
  4. #f5c555
  5. #f9de9d

Shades

#efac0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efac0e
  2. #d79b0d
  3. #bf8a0b
  4. #a7780a
  5. #8f6708
  6. #785607
  7. #604506
  8. #483404
  9. #302203
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#efac0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efac0e
  2. #f1b426
  3. #f2bd3e
  4. #f4c556
  5. #f5cd6e
  6. #f7d687
  7. #f9de9f
  8. #fae6b7
  9. #fceecf
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efac0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efac0e
  2. #e4a819
  3. #d9a325
  4. #ce9f30
  5. #c39a3c
  6. #b89647
  7. #ac9252
  8. #a18d5e
  9. #968969
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b817 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca174 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efac0e {
  color: #efac0e;
}
Background
.bg-efac0e {
  background-color: #efac0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efac0e {
  border: 2px solid #efac0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efac0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 172 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 89% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efac0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efac0e, #c2ef0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efac0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 172 14 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.77 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.24 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.13 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.55 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.68 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.91 #1053f1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efac0e  rgb(239, 172, 14)  hsl(42, 89%, 50%)  Marigold
#0e51ef  rgb(14, 81, 239)  hsl(222, 89%, 50%)  Iris
#0eefac  rgb(14, 239, 172)  hsl(162, 89%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac0eef  rgb(172, 14, 239)  hsl(282, 89%, 50%)  Vivid Violet