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#EFAE16

#efae16 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efae16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.2% magenta, 90.79% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.03°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.4868

Complementary

  1. #efae16
  2. #1657ef

Split complementary

  1. #efae16
  2. #16c3ef
  3. #4216ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4216
  2. #efae16
  3. #c3ef16

Triadic

  1. #efae16
  2. #16efae
  3. #ae16ef

Tetradic

  1. #efae16
  2. #57ef16
  3. #1657ef
  4. #ae16ef

Square

  1. #efae16
  2. #16ef42
  3. #1657ef
  4. #ef16c3

Monochromatic

  1. #654907
  2. #ad7d0c
  3. #efae16
  4. #f4c75e
  5. #f9e0a5

Shades

#efae16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efae16
  2. #d79d14
  3. #bf8b12
  4. #a77a0f
  5. #8f680d
  6. #78570b
  7. #604609
  8. #483407
  9. #302304
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#efae16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efae16
  2. #f1b62d
  3. #f2be45
  4. #f4c65c
  5. #f5ce73
  6. #f7d78b
  7. #f9dfa2
  8. #fae7b9
  9. #fcefd0
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efae16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efae16
  2. #e4a921
  3. #d9a52b
  4. #cea036
  5. #c39c40
  6. #b8974b
  7. #ac9256
  8. #a18e60
  9. #96896b
  10. #8b8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 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 #d7c022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1b91e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efae16 {
  color: #efae16;
}
Background
.bg-efae16 {
  background-color: #efae16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efae16 {
  border: 2px solid #efae16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efae16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 174 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efae16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efae16, #c3ef16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efae16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 174 22 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.17 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.26 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.66 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.82 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.00 #1051e9 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#efae16  rgb(239, 174, 22)  hsl(42, 87%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#1657ef  rgb(22, 87, 239)  hsl(222, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#16efae  rgb(22, 239, 174)  hsl(162, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae16ef  rgb(174, 22, 239)  hsl(282, 87%, 51%)  Vivid Violet