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#EFAC12

#efac12 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efac12 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.03% magenta, 92.47% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.81°, with 87.35% saturation and 50.39% 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 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.479

Complementary

  1. #efac12
  2. #1255ef

Split complementary

  1. #efac12
  2. #12c3ef
  3. #3d12ef

Analogous

  1. #ef3d12
  2. #efac12
  3. #c3ef12

Triadic

  1. #efac12
  2. #12efac
  3. #ac12ef

Tetradic

  1. #efac12
  2. #55ef12
  3. #1255ef
  4. #ac12ef

Square

  1. #efac12
  2. #12ef3d
  3. #1255ef
  4. #ef12c3

Monochromatic

  1. #614607
  2. #a9790b
  3. #efac12
  4. #f4c55a
  5. #f9dea1

Shades

#efac12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efac12
  2. #d79b10
  3. #bf8a0e
  4. #a7780d
  5. #8f670b
  6. #785609
  7. #604507
  8. #483405
  9. #302204
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#efac12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efac12
  2. #f1b42a
  3. #f2bd41
  4. #f4c559
  5. #f5cd71
  6. #f7d689
  7. #f9dea0
  8. #fae6b8
  9. #fceed0
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efac12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efac12
  2. #e4a81d
  3. #d9a328
  4. #ce9f33
  5. #c39a3e
  6. #b89649
  7. #ac9254
  8. #a18d5f
  9. #96896a
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b81a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca175 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efac12 {
  color: #efac12;
}
Background
.bg-efac12 {
  background-color: #efac12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efac12 {
  border: 2px solid #efac12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efac12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 172 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efac12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efac12, #c3ef12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efac12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 172 18 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.67 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.23 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.06 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.31 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.55 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.60 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.78 #1053ed Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efac12  rgb(239, 172, 18)  hsl(42, 87%, 50%)  Marigold
#1255ef  rgb(18, 85, 239)  hsl(222, 87%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#12efac  rgb(18, 239, 172)  hsl(162, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac12ef  rgb(172, 18, 239)  hsl(282, 87%, 50%)  Vivid Violet