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#EFAF23

#efaf23 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efaf23 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.78% magenta, 85.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.18°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.4913

Complementary

  1. #efaf23
  2. #2363ef

Split complementary

  1. #efaf23
  2. #23c9ef
  3. #4923ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4923
  2. #efaf23
  3. #c9ef23

Triadic

  1. #efaf23
  2. #23efaf
  3. #af23ef

Tetradic

  1. #efaf23
  2. #63ef23
  3. #2363ef
  4. #af23ef

Square

  1. #efaf23
  2. #23ef49
  3. #2363ef
  4. #ef23c9

Monochromatic

  1. #715008
  2. #b8830d
  3. #efaf23
  4. #f4c96a
  5. #f9e3b2

Shades

#efaf23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaf23
  2. #d79e20
  3. #bf8c1c
  4. #a77b19
  5. #8f6915
  6. #785812
  7. #60460e
  8. #48350b
  9. #302307
  10. #181204
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaf23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaf23
  2. #f1b739
  3. #f2bf4f
  4. #f4c765
  5. #f5cf7b
  6. #f7d791
  7. #f9dfa7
  8. #fae7bd
  9. #fcefd3
  10. #fdf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaf23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaf23
  2. #e4aa2c
  3. #d9a636
  4. #cea13f
  5. #c39c48
  6. #b89852
  7. #ac935b
  8. #a18e64
  9. #96896d
  10. #8b8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c12b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b00a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ba28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca479 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaf23 {
  color: #efaf23;
}
Background
.bg-efaf23 {
  background-color: #efaf23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaf23 {
  border: 2px solid #efaf23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaf23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 175 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaf23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaf23, #c9ef23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaf23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 175 35 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.18 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.70 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.89 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.57 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.70 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.91 #1050dc Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#efaf23  rgb(239, 175, 35)  hsl(41, 86%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#2363ef  rgb(35, 99, 239)  hsl(221, 86%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#23efaf  rgb(35, 239, 175)  hsl(161, 86%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#af23ef  rgb(175, 35, 239)  hsl(281, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple