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#EFBB1D

#efbb1d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbb1d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 73.33% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 87.87% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.14°, 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5398

Complementary

  1. #efbb1d
  2. #1d51ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbb1d
  2. #1dbaef
  3. #521def

Analogous

  1. #ef521d
  2. #efbb1d
  3. #baef1d

Triadic

  1. #efbb1d
  2. #1defbb
  3. #bb1def

Tetradic

  1. #efbb1d
  2. #51ef1d
  3. #1d51ef
  4. #bb1def

Square

  1. #efbb1d
  2. #1def52
  3. #1d51ef
  4. #ef1dba

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5308
  2. #b38a0d
  3. #efbb1d
  4. #f4d064
  5. #f9e6ac

Shades

#efbb1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbb1d
  2. #d7a81a
  3. #bf9617
  4. #a78314
  5. #8f7011
  6. #785e0f
  7. #604b0c
  8. #483809
  9. #302506
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbb1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbb1d
  2. #f1c234
  3. #f2c94a
  4. #f4cf61
  5. #f5d677
  6. #f7dd8e
  7. #f9e4a5
  8. #faebbb
  9. #fcf1d2
  10. #fdf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbb1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbb1d
  2. #e4b527
  3. #d9af31
  4. #cea93b
  5. #c3a345
  6. #b89e4f
  7. #ac9858
  8. #a19262
  9. #968c6c
  10. #8b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6bf9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c82a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c325 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbb1d {
  color: #efbb1d;
}
Background
.bg-efbb1d {
  background-color: #efbb1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbb1d {
  border: 2px solid #efbb1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbb1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 187 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbb1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbb1d, #baef1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbb1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 187 29 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.32 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.61 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.94 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.08 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.21 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.09 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.61 #1044e2 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbb1d  rgb(239, 187, 29)  hsl(45, 87%, 53%)  Saffron
#1d51ef  rgb(29, 81, 239)  hsl(225, 87%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#1defbb  rgb(29, 239, 187)  hsl(165, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#bb1def  rgb(187, 29, 239)  hsl(285, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple