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#EFB016

#efb016 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efb016 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 90.79% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.58°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.22.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4946

Complementary

  1. #efb016
  2. #1655ef

Split complementary

  1. #efb016
  2. #16c2ef
  3. #4416ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4416
  2. #efb016
  3. #c2ef16

Triadic

  1. #efb016
  2. #16efb0
  3. #b016ef

Tetradic

  1. #efb016
  2. #55ef16
  3. #1655ef
  4. #b016ef

Square

  1. #efb016
  2. #16ef44
  3. #1655ef
  4. #ef16c2

Monochromatic

  1. #654a07
  2. #ad7e0c
  3. #efb016
  4. #f4c85e
  5. #f9e1a5

Shades

#efb016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efb016
  2. #d79e14
  3. #bf8d12
  4. #a77b0f
  5. #8f6a0d
  6. #78580b
  7. #604609
  8. #483507
  9. #302304
  10. #181202
  11. #000000

Tints

#efb016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efb016
  2. #f1b82d
  3. #f2c045
  4. #f4c85c
  5. #f5d073
  6. #f7d88b
  7. #f9dfa2
  8. #fae7b9
  9. #fcefd0
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efb016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efb016
  2. #e4ab21
  3. #d9a62b
  4. #cea236
  5. #c39d40
  6. #b8984b
  7. #ac9356
  8. #a18e60
  9. #968a6b
  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 #d8c122 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2bb1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efb016 {
  color: #efb016;
}
Background
.bg-efb016 {
  background-color: #efb016;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efb016 {
  border: 2px solid #efb016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efb016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 176 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efb016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efb016, #c2ef16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efb016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 176 22 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.42 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.98 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.15 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.46 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.96 #104fe9 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Amber
#efb016  rgb(239, 176, 22)  hsl(43, 87%, 51%)  Amber
#1655ef  rgb(22, 85, 239)  hsl(223, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#16efb0  rgb(22, 239, 176)  hsl(163, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#b016ef  rgb(176, 22, 239)  hsl(283, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple