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#EFAD09

#efad09 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efad09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 67.84% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.62% magenta, 96.23% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.78°, with 92.74% saturation and 48.63% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.4826

Complementary

  1. #efad09
  2. #094bef

Split complementary

  1. #efad09
  2. #09beef
  3. #3a09ef

Analogous

  1. #ef3a09
  2. #efad09
  3. #beef09

Triadic

  1. #efad09
  2. #09efad
  3. #ad09ef

Tetradic

  1. #efad09
  2. #4bef09
  3. #094bef
  4. #ad09ef

Square

  1. #efad09
  2. #09ef3a
  3. #094bef
  4. #ef09be

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4203
  2. #a57806
  3. #efad09
  4. #f8c74c
  5. #fbde96

Shades

#efad09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efad09
  2. #d79c08
  3. #bf8a07
  4. #a77906
  5. #8f6805
  6. #785705
  7. #604504
  8. #483403
  9. #302302
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#efad09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efad09
  2. #f1b522
  3. #f2bd3a
  4. #f4c653
  5. #f5ce6b
  6. #f7d684
  7. #f9de9d
  8. #fae6b5
  9. #fcefce
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efad09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efad09
  2. #e4a915
  3. #d9a421
  4. #cea02d
  5. #c39b39
  6. #b89745
  7. #ac9250
  8. #a18e5c
  9. #968968
  10. #8b8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7bf1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1b815 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efad09 {
  color: #efad09;
}
Background
.bg-efad09 {
  background-color: #efad09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efad09 {
  border: 2px solid #efad09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efad09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 173 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efad09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efad09, #beef09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efad09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 173 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.23 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.23 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.28 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.54 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.93 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.08 #1052f6 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#efad09  rgb(239, 173, 9)  hsl(43, 93%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#094bef  rgb(9, 75, 239)  hsl(223, 93%, 49%)  Iris
#09efad  rgb(9, 239, 173)  hsl(163, 93%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#ad09ef  rgb(173, 9, 239)  hsl(283, 93%, 49%)  Vivid Violet