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#EFBC2E

#efbc2e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbc2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.34% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.15°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 2.16.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5451

Complementary

  1. #efbc2e
  2. #2e61ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbc2e
  2. #2ec1ef
  3. #5c2eef

Analogous

  1. #ef5c2e
  2. #efbc2e
  3. #c1ef2e

Triadic

  1. #efbc2e
  2. #2eefbc
  3. #bc2eef

Tetradic

  1. #efbc2e
  2. #61ef2e
  3. #2e61ef
  4. #bc2eef

Square

  1. #efbc2e
  2. #2eef5c
  3. #2e61ef
  4. #ef2ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #7b5d09
  2. #c2920f
  3. #efbc2e
  4. #f4d375
  5. #faeabc

Shades

#efbc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbc2e
  2. #d7a929
  3. #bf9625
  4. #a78420
  5. #8f711c
  6. #785e17
  7. #604b12
  8. #48380e
  9. #302609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbc2e
  2. #f1c343
  3. #f2c958
  4. #f4d06d
  5. #f5d782
  6. #f7de97
  7. #f9e4ab
  8. #faebc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbc2e
  2. #e4b636
  3. #d9b03e
  4. #ceaa47
  5. #c3a44f
  6. #b89e57
  7. #ac985f
  8. #a19267
  9. #968c70
  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 #d4bb04 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c937 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbb1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbc2e {
  color: #efbc2e;
}
Background
.bg-efbc2e {
  background-color: #efbc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbc2e {
  border: 2px solid #efbc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 188 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbc2e, #c1ef2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 188 46 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.31 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.08 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.41 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.54 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.01 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.84 #1043d1 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbc2e  rgb(239, 188, 46)  hsl(44, 86%, 56%)  Saffron
#2e61ef  rgb(46, 97, 239)  hsl(224, 86%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2eefbc  rgb(46, 239, 188)  hsl(164, 86%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bc2eef  rgb(188, 46, 239)  hsl(284, 86%, 56%)  Electric Purple