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#EFAF17

#efaf17 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efaf17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 68.63% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.78% magenta, 90.38% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.22°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.4907

Complementary

  1. #efaf17
  2. #1757ef

Split complementary

  1. #efaf17
  2. #17c3ef
  3. #4317ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4317
  2. #efaf17
  3. #c3ef17

Triadic

  1. #efaf17
  2. #17efaf
  3. #af17ef

Tetradic

  1. #efaf17
  2. #57ef17
  3. #1757ef
  4. #af17ef

Square

  1. #efaf17
  2. #17ef43
  3. #1757ef
  4. #ef17c3

Monochromatic

  1. #664a07
  2. #ae7e0c
  3. #efaf17
  4. #f4c85f
  5. #f9e0a6

Shades

#efaf17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaf17
  2. #d79e15
  3. #bf8c12
  4. #a77b10
  5. #8f690e
  6. #78580c
  7. #604609
  8. #483507
  9. #302305
  10. #181202
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaf17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaf17
  2. #f1b72e
  3. #f2bf45
  4. #f4c75d
  5. #f5cf74
  6. #f7d78b
  7. #f9dfa2
  8. #fae7b9
  9. #fcefd1
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaf17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaf17
  2. #e4aa22
  3. #d9a62c
  4. #cea137
  5. #c39c41
  6. #b8984c
  7. #ac9356
  8. #a18e61
  9. #96896b
  10. #8b8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c123 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ba1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaf17 {
  color: #efaf17;
}
Background
.bg-efaf17 {
  background-color: #efaf17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaf17 {
  border: 2px solid #efaf17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaf17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 175 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaf17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaf17, #c3ef17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaf17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 175 23 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.19 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.52 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.59 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.68 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.51 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.80 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.98 #1050e8 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#efaf17  rgb(239, 175, 23)  hsl(42, 87%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#1757ef  rgb(23, 87, 239)  hsl(222, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#17efaf  rgb(23, 239, 175)  hsl(162, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#af17ef  rgb(175, 23, 239)  hsl(282, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple