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#EFB00A

#efb00a ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efb00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 95.82% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.49°, with 91.97% saturation and 48.82% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 4.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4942

Complementary

  1. #efb00a
  2. #0a49ef

Split complementary

  1. #efb00a
  2. #0abcef
  3. #3d0aef

Analogous

  1. #ef3d0a
  2. #efb00a
  3. #bcef0a

Triadic

  1. #efb00a
  2. #0aefb0
  3. #b00aef

Tetradic

  1. #efb00a
  2. #49ef0a
  3. #0a49ef
  4. #b00aef

Square

  1. #efb00a
  2. #0aef3d
  3. #0a49ef
  4. #ef0abc

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4404
  2. #a67a07
  3. #efb00a
  4. #f8c94e
  5. #fbdf97

Shades

#efb00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efb00a
  2. #d79e09
  3. #bf8d08
  4. #a77b07
  5. #8f6a06
  6. #785805
  7. #604604
  8. #483503
  9. #302302
  10. #181201
  11. #000000

Tints

#efb00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efb00a
  2. #f1b823
  3. #f2c03b
  4. #f4c854
  5. #f5d06c
  6. #f7d885
  7. #f9df9d
  8. #fae7b6
  9. #fcefce
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efb00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efb00a
  2. #e4ab16
  3. #d9a622
  4. #cea22d
  5. #c39d39
  6. #b89845
  7. #ac9351
  8. #a18e5d
  9. #968a68
  10. #8b8574
  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 #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2b694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c11c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dab100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2bb16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca577 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efb00a {
  color: #efb00a;
}
Background
.bg-efb00a {
  background-color: #efb00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efb00a {
  border: 2px solid #efb00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efb00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efb00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efb00a, #bcef0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efb00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.05 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.50 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.95 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.26 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.28 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.87 #104ff5 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Amber
#efb00a  rgb(239, 176, 10)  hsl(43, 92%, 49%)  Amber
#0a49ef  rgb(10, 73, 239)  hsl(223, 92%, 49%)  Iris
#0aefb0  rgb(10, 239, 176)  hsl(163, 92%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#b00aef  rgb(176, 10, 239)  hsl(283, 92%, 49%)  Electric Purple