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#EFAE12

#efae12 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efae12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 68.24% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.2% magenta, 92.47% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.35°, 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.4867

Complementary

  1. #efae12
  2. #1253ef

Split complementary

  1. #efae12
  2. #12c2ef
  3. #3f12ef

Analogous

  1. #ef3f12
  2. #efae12
  3. #c2ef12

Triadic

  1. #efae12
  2. #12efae
  3. #ae12ef

Tetradic

  1. #efae12
  2. #53ef12
  3. #1253ef
  4. #ae12ef

Square

  1. #efae12
  2. #12ef3f
  3. #1253ef
  4. #ef12c2

Monochromatic

  1. #614707
  2. #a97b0b
  3. #efae12
  4. #f4c65a
  5. #f9dfa1

Shades

#efae12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efae12
  2. #d79d10
  3. #bf8b0e
  4. #a77a0d
  5. #8f680b
  6. #785709
  7. #604607
  8. #483405
  9. #302304
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#efae12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efae12
  2. #f1b62a
  3. #f2be41
  4. #f4c659
  5. #f5ce71
  6. #f7d789
  7. #f9dfa0
  8. #fae7b8
  9. #fcefd0
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efae12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efae12
  2. #e4a91d
  3. #d9a528
  4. #cea033
  5. #c39c3e
  6. #b89749
  7. #ac9254
  8. #a18e5f
  9. #96896a
  10. #8b8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c01f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1b91b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efae12 {
  color: #efae12;
}
Background
.bg-efae12 {
  background-color: #efae12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efae12 {
  border: 2px solid #efae12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efae12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 174 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efae12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efae12, #c2ef12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efae12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 174 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.19 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.38 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.70 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.98 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.74 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.74 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.02 #1051ed Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#efae12  rgb(239, 174, 18)  hsl(42, 87%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#1253ef  rgb(18, 83, 239)  hsl(222, 87%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#12efae  rgb(18, 239, 174)  hsl(162, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae12ef  rgb(174, 18, 239)  hsl(282, 87%, 50%)  Vivid Violet