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#EFB21D

#efb21d ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efb21d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 69.8% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.52% magenta, 87.87% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.57°, with 86.78% saturation and 52.55% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.5028

Complementary

  1. #efb21d
  2. #1d5aef

Split complementary

  1. #efb21d
  2. #1dc3ef
  3. #491def

Analogous

  1. #ef491d
  2. #efb21d
  3. #c3ef1d

Triadic

  1. #efb21d
  2. #1defb2
  3. #b21def

Tetradic

  1. #efb21d
  2. #5aef1d
  3. #1d5aef
  4. #b21def

Square

  1. #efb21d
  2. #1def49
  3. #1d5aef
  4. #ef1dc3

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4e08
  2. #b3830d
  3. #efb21d
  4. #f4ca64
  5. #f9e3ac

Shades

#efb21d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efb21d
  2. #d7a01a
  3. #bf8e17
  4. #a77d14
  5. #8f6b11
  6. #78590f
  7. #60470c
  8. #483509
  9. #302406
  10. #181203
  11. #000000

Tints

#efb21d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efb21d
  2. #f1ba34
  3. #f2c14a
  4. #f4c961
  5. #f5d177
  6. #f7d98e
  7. #f9e0a5
  8. #fae8bb
  9. #fcf0d2
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efb21d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efb21d
  2. #e4ad27
  3. #d9a831
  4. #cea33b
  5. #c39e45
  6. #b8994f
  7. #ac9458
  8. #a18f62
  9. #968a6c
  10. #8b8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2b896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c228 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dab300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2bc24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca77a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efb21d {
  color: #efb21d;
}
Background
.bg-efb21d {
  background-color: #efb21d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efb21d {
  border: 2px solid #efb21d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efb21d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 178 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efb21d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efb21d, #c3ef1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efb21d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 178 29 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.87 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.89 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.36 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.69 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.00 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.34 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.49 #104de2 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#efb21d  rgb(239, 178, 29)  hsl(43, 87%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#1d5aef  rgb(29, 90, 239)  hsl(223, 87%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#1defb2  rgb(29, 239, 178)  hsl(163, 87%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#b21def  rgb(178, 29, 239)  hsl(283, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple