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#EFB117

#efb117 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efb117 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 69.41% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.94% magenta, 90.38% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.78°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4986

Complementary

  1. #efb117
  2. #1755ef

Split complementary

  1. #efb117
  2. #17c1ef
  3. #4517ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4517
  2. #efb117
  3. #c1ef17

Triadic

  1. #efb117
  2. #17efb1
  3. #b117ef

Tetradic

  1. #efb117
  2. #55ef17
  3. #1755ef
  4. #b117ef

Square

  1. #efb117
  2. #17ef45
  3. #1755ef
  4. #ef17c1

Monochromatic

  1. #664b07
  2. #ae7f0c
  3. #efb117
  4. #f4c95f
  5. #f9e1a6

Shades

#efb117 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efb117
  2. #d79f15
  3. #bf8e12
  4. #a77c10
  5. #8f6a0e
  6. #78590c
  7. #604709
  8. #483507
  9. #302305
  10. #181202
  11. #000000

Tints

#efb117 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efb117
  2. #f1b92e
  3. #f2c145
  4. #f4c85d
  5. #f5d074
  6. #f7d88b
  7. #f9e0a2
  8. #fae8b9
  9. #fcefd1
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efb117 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efb117
  2. #e4ac22
  3. #d9a72c
  4. #cea237
  5. #c39d41
  6. #b8994c
  7. #ac9456
  8. #a18f61
  9. #968a6b
  10. #8b8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2b795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dab200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2bb1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca679 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efb117 {
  color: #efb117;
}
Background
.bg-efb117 {
  background-color: #efb117;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efb117 {
  border: 2px solid #efb117;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efb117;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 177 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efb117 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efb117, #c1ef17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efb117 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 177 23 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.32 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.85 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.17 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.31 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.62 #104ee8 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Amber
#efb117  rgb(239, 177, 23)  hsl(43, 87%, 51%)  Amber
#1755ef  rgb(23, 85, 239)  hsl(223, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#17efb1  rgb(23, 239, 177)  hsl(163, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#b117ef  rgb(177, 23, 239)  hsl(283, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple