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#EFBA23

#efba23 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efba23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 72.94% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.18% magenta, 85.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.41°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.5359

Complementary

  1. #efba23
  2. #2358ef

Split complementary

  1. #efba23
  2. #23beef
  3. #5423ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5423
  2. #efba23
  3. #beef23

Triadic

  1. #efba23
  2. #23efba
  3. #ba23ef

Tetradic

  1. #efba23
  2. #58ef23
  3. #2358ef
  4. #ba23ef

Square

  1. #efba23
  2. #23ef54
  3. #2358ef
  4. #ef23be

Monochromatic

  1. #715608
  2. #b88c0d
  3. #efba23
  4. #f4d06a
  5. #f9e7b2

Shades

#efba23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efba23
  2. #d7a720
  3. #bf951c
  4. #a78219
  5. #8f7015
  6. #785d12
  7. #604a0e
  8. #48380b
  9. #302507
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#efba23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efba23
  2. #f1c139
  3. #f2c84f
  4. #f4cf65
  5. #f5d67b
  6. #f7dd91
  7. #f9e3a7
  8. #faeabd
  9. #fcf1d3
  10. #fdf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efba23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efba23
  2. #e4b42c
  3. #d9ae36
  4. #cea93f
  5. #c3a348
  6. #b89d52
  7. #ac975b
  8. #a19164
  9. #968c6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5be9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc72e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa89f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deba04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c22a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efba23 {
  color: #efba23;
}
Background
.bg-efba23 {
  background-color: #efba23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efba23 {
  border: 2px solid #efba23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efba23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 186 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efba23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efba23, #beef23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efba23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 186 35 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.66 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.88 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.18 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.29 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.13 #1045dc Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efba23  rgb(239, 186, 35)  hsl(44, 86%, 54%)  Saffron
#2358ef  rgb(35, 88, 239)  hsl(224, 86%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#23efba  rgb(35, 239, 186)  hsl(164, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#ba23ef  rgb(186, 35, 239)  hsl(284, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple