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#EFB012

#efb012 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efb012 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 92.47% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.9°, with 87.35% saturation and 50.39% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4945

Complementary

  1. #efb012
  2. #1251ef

Split complementary

  1. #efb012
  2. #12bfef
  3. #4212ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4212
  2. #efb012
  3. #bfef12

Triadic

  1. #efb012
  2. #12efb0
  3. #b012ef

Tetradic

  1. #efb012
  2. #51ef12
  3. #1251ef
  4. #b012ef

Square

  1. #efb012
  2. #12ef42
  3. #1251ef
  4. #ef12bf

Monochromatic

  1. #614807
  2. #a97c0b
  3. #efb012
  4. #f4c85a
  5. #f9e0a1

Shades

#efb012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efb012
  2. #d79e10
  3. #bf8d0e
  4. #a77b0d
  5. #8f6a0b
  6. #785809
  7. #604607
  8. #483505
  9. #302304
  10. #181202
  11. #000000

Tints

#efb012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efb012
  2. #f1b82a
  3. #f2c041
  4. #f4c859
  5. #f5d071
  6. #f7d889
  7. #f9dfa0
  8. #fae7b8
  9. #fcefd0
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efb012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efb012
  2. #e4ab1d
  3. #d9a628
  4. #cea233
  5. #c39d3e
  6. #b89849
  7. #ac9354
  8. #a18e5f
  9. #968a6a
  10. #8b8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2b695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c120 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dab100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2bb1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca577 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efb012 {
  color: #efb012;
}
Background
.bg-efb012 {
  background-color: #efb012;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efb012 {
  border: 2px solid #efb012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efb012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 176 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efb012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efb012, #bfef12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efb012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 176 18 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.15 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.45 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.07 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.09 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.38 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.92 #104fed Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Amber
#efb012  rgb(239, 176, 18)  hsl(43, 87%, 50%)  Amber
#1251ef  rgb(18, 81, 239)  hsl(223, 87%, 50%)  Iris
#12efb0  rgb(18, 239, 176)  hsl(163, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#b012ef  rgb(176, 18, 239)  hsl(283, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple