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#EFAF40

#efaf40 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efaf40 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 68.63% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.78% magenta, 73.22% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 38.06°, with 84.54% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.4938

Complementary

  1. #efaf40
  2. #4080ef

Split complementary

  1. #efaf40
  2. #40d7ef
  3. #5840ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5840
  2. #efaf40
  3. #d7ef40

Triadic

  1. #efaf40
  2. #40efaf
  3. #af40ef

Tetradic

  1. #efaf40
  2. #80ef40
  3. #4080ef
  4. #af40ef

Square

  1. #efaf40
  2. #40ef58
  3. #4080ef
  4. #ef40d7

Monochromatic

  1. #8a5c0c
  2. #d18b12
  3. #efaf40
  4. #f5cd87
  5. #fbeacd

Shades

#efaf40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaf40
  2. #d79e3a
  3. #bf8c33
  4. #a77b2d
  5. #8f6926
  6. #785820
  7. #60461a
  8. #483513
  9. #30230d
  10. #181206
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaf40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaf40
  2. #f1b753
  3. #f2bf66
  4. #f4c779
  5. #f5cf8c
  6. #f7d7a0
  7. #f9dfb3
  8. #fae7c6
  9. #fcefd9
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaf40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaf40
  2. #e4aa46
  3. #d9a64d
  4. #cea153
  5. #c39c5a
  6. #b89860
  7. #ac9366
  8. #a18e6d
  9. #968973
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2b699 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b130 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c144 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b037 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ba42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca57e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaf40 {
  color: #efaf40;
}
Background
.bg-efaf40 {
  background-color: #efaf40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaf40 {
  border: 2px solid #efaf40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaf40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 175 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaf40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaf40, #d7ef40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaf40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 175 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.58 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.64 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.48 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.69 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.24 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.44 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.69 #1050bf Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#efaf40  rgb(239, 175, 64)  hsl(38, 85%, 59%)  Pastel Orange
#4080ef  rgb(64, 128, 239)  hsl(218, 85%, 59%)  Tufts Blue
#40efaf  rgb(64, 239, 175)  hsl(158, 85%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#af40ef  rgb(175, 64, 239)  hsl(278, 85%, 59%)  Electric Purple