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#EFAE14

#efae14 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efae14 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 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.2% magenta, 91.63% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.19°, with 87.25% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.4867

Complementary

  1. #efae14
  2. #1455ef

Split complementary

  1. #efae14
  2. #14c3ef
  3. #4014ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4014
  2. #efae14
  3. #c3ef14

Triadic

  1. #efae14
  2. #14efae
  3. #ae14ef

Tetradic

  1. #efae14
  2. #55ef14
  3. #1455ef
  4. #ae14ef

Square

  1. #efae14
  2. #14ef40
  3. #1455ef
  4. #ef14c3

Monochromatic

  1. #634807
  2. #ab7c0c
  3. #efae14
  4. #f4c75c
  5. #f9dfa3

Shades

#efae14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efae14
  2. #d79d12
  3. #bf8b10
  4. #a77a0e
  5. #8f680c
  6. #78570a
  7. #604608
  8. #483406
  9. #302304
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#efae14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efae14
  2. #f1b62c
  3. #f2be43
  4. #f4c65b
  5. #f5ce72
  6. #f7d78a
  7. #f9dfa1
  8. #fae7b9
  9. #fcefd0
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efae14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efae14
  2. #e4a91f
  3. #d9a52a
  4. #cea034
  5. #c39c3f
  6. #b8974a
  7. #ac9255
  8. #a18e60
  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 #d7c020 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1b91c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efae14 {
  color: #efae14;
}
Background
.bg-efae14 {
  background-color: #efae14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efae14 {
  border: 2px solid #efae14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efae14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 174 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efae14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efae14, #c3ef14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efae14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 174 20 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.18 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.32 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.70 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.78 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.06 #1051eb Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#efae14  rgb(239, 174, 20)  hsl(42, 87%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#1455ef  rgb(20, 85, 239)  hsl(222, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#14efae  rgb(20, 239, 174)  hsl(162, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae14ef  rgb(174, 20, 239)  hsl(282, 87%, 51%)  Vivid Violet