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#EFBC02

#efbc02 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbc02 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 73.73% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.34% magenta, 99.16% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.09°, with 98.34% saturation and 47.25% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.5432

Complementary

  1. #efbc02
  2. #0235ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbc02
  2. #02abef
  3. #4502ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4502
  2. #efbc02
  3. #abef02

Triadic

  1. #efbc02
  2. #02efbc
  3. #bc02ef

Tetradic

  1. #efbc02
  2. #35ef02
  3. #0235ef
  4. #bc02ef

Square

  1. #efbc02
  2. #02ef45
  3. #0235ef
  4. #ef02ab

Monochromatic

  1. #574501
  2. #a38001
  3. #efbc02
  4. #fdd540
  5. #fee58c

Shades

#efbc02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbc02
  2. #d7a902
  3. #bf9602
  4. #a78401
  5. #8f7101
  6. #785e01
  7. #604b01
  8. #483801
  9. #302600
  10. #181300
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbc02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbc02
  2. #f1c31b
  3. #f2c935
  4. #f4d04e
  5. #f5d767
  6. #f7de81
  7. #f9e49a
  8. #faebb3
  9. #fcf2cc
  10. #fdf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbc02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbc02
  2. #e4b60f
  3. #d9b01b
  4. #ceaa28
  5. #c3a434
  6. #b89e41
  7. #ac984e
  8. #a1925a
  9. #968c67
  10. #8b8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c81d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c415 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbc02 {
  color: #efbc02;
}
Background
.bg-efbc02 {
  background-color: #efbc02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbc02 {
  border: 2px solid #efbc02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbc02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 188 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbc02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbc02, #abef02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbc02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 188 2 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.34 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.95 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.76 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.95 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.97 #1043fd Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbc02  rgb(239, 188, 2)  hsl(47, 98%, 47%)  Saffron
#0235ef  rgb(2, 53, 239)  hsl(227, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#02efbc  rgb(2, 239, 188)  hsl(167, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#bc02ef  rgb(188, 2, 239)  hsl(287, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple