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#EFBC2C

#efbc2c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbc2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.34% magenta, 81.59% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.31°, with 85.9% saturation and 55.49% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.545

Complementary

  1. #efbc2c
  2. #2c5fef

Split complementary

  1. #efbc2c
  2. #2cc0ef
  3. #5b2cef

Analogous

  1. #ef5b2c
  2. #efbc2c
  3. #c0ef2c

Triadic

  1. #efbc2c
  2. #2cefbc
  3. #bc2cef

Tetradic

  1. #efbc2c
  2. #5fef2c
  3. #2c5fef
  4. #bc2cef

Square

  1. #efbc2c
  2. #2cef5b
  3. #2c5fef
  4. #ef2cc0

Monochromatic

  1. #795c09
  2. #c0920f
  3. #efbc2c
  4. #f4d373
  5. #fae9ba

Shades

#efbc2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbc2c
  2. #d7a928
  3. #bf9623
  4. #a7841f
  5. #8f711a
  6. #785e16
  7. #604b12
  8. #48380d
  9. #302609
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbc2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbc2c
  2. #f1c341
  3. #f2c956
  4. #f4d06b
  5. #f5d780
  6. #f7de96
  7. #f9e4ab
  8. #faebc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbc2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbc2c
  2. #e4b634
  3. #d9b03d
  4. #ceaa45
  5. #c3a44e
  6. #b89e56
  7. #ac985e
  8. #a19267
  9. #968c6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c935 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbb19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c432 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbc2c {
  color: #efbc2c;
}
Background
.bg-efbc2c {
  background-color: #efbc2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbc2c {
  border: 2px solid #efbc2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbc2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 188 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbc2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbc2c, #c0ef2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbc2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 188 44 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.11 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.39 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.99 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.34 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.50 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.97 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.75 #1043d3 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbc2c  rgb(239, 188, 44)  hsl(44, 86%, 55%)  Saffron
#2c5fef  rgb(44, 95, 239)  hsl(224, 86%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2cefbc  rgb(44, 239, 188)  hsl(164, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bc2cef  rgb(188, 44, 239)  hsl(284, 86%, 55%)  Electric Purple