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#EFBC3B

#efbc3b ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efbc3b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 73.73% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.34% magenta, 75.31% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 43°, with 84.91% saturation and 58.43% 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5463

Complementary

  1. #efbc3b
  2. #3b6eef

Split complementary

  1. #efbc3b
  2. #3bc8ef
  3. #623bef

Analogous

  1. #ef623b
  2. #efbc3b
  3. #c8ef3b

Triadic

  1. #efbc3b
  2. #3befbc
  3. #bc3bef

Tetradic

  1. #efbc3b
  2. #6eef3b
  3. #3b6eef
  4. #bc3bef

Square

  1. #efbc3b
  2. #3bef62
  3. #3b6eef
  4. #ef3bc8

Monochromatic

  1. #86630b
  2. #cd9711
  3. #efbc3b
  4. #f5d482
  5. #fbecc8

Shades

#efbc3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbc3b
  2. #d7a935
  3. #bf962f
  4. #a78429
  5. #8f7123
  6. #785e1e
  7. #604b18
  8. #483812
  9. #30260c
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbc3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbc3b
  2. #f1c34f
  3. #f2c962
  4. #f4d076
  5. #f5d789
  6. #f7de9d
  7. #f9e4b1
  8. #faebc4
  9. #fcf2d8
  10. #fdf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbc3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbc3b
  2. #e4b642
  3. #d9b049
  4. #ceaa50
  5. #c3a457
  6. #b89e5e
  7. #ac9864
  8. #a1926b
  9. #968c72
  10. #8b8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc942 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbc2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c43f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb286 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbc3b {
  color: #efbc3b;
}
Background
.bg-efbc3b {
  background-color: #efbc3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbc3b {
  border: 2px solid #efbc3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbc3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 188 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbc3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbc3b, #c8ef3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbc3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 188 59 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 1.94 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.79 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.87 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.05 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.09 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.39 #1043c4 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#efbc3b  rgb(239, 188, 59)  hsl(43, 85%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3b6eef  rgb(59, 110, 239)  hsl(223, 85%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#3befbc  rgb(59, 239, 188)  hsl(163, 85%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#bc3bef  rgb(188, 59, 239)  hsl(283, 85%, 58%)  Electric Purple