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#EFBC56

#efbc56 ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efbc56 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 73.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.34% magenta, 64.02% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% 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 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.5499

Complementary

  1. #efbc56
  2. #5689ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbc56
  2. #56d6ef
  3. #7056ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7056
  2. #efbc56
  3. #d6ef56

Triadic

  1. #efbc56
  2. #56efbc
  3. #bc56ef

Tetradic

  1. #efbc56
  2. #89ef56
  3. #5689ef
  4. #bc56ef

Square

  1. #efbc56
  2. #56ef70
  3. #5689ef
  4. #ef56d6

Monochromatic

  1. #9d6e0f
  2. #e39f15
  3. #efbc56
  4. #f6d89c
  5. #fcf3e2

Shades

#efbc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbc56
  2. #d7a94d
  3. #bf9645
  4. #a7843c
  5. #8f7134
  6. #785e2b
  7. #604b22
  8. #48381a
  9. #302611
  10. #181309
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbc56
  2. #f1c367
  3. #f2c978
  4. #f4d089
  5. #f5d79a
  6. #f7deab
  7. #f9e4bb
  8. #faebcc
  9. #fcf2dd
  10. #fdf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbc56
  2. #e4b65a
  3. #d9b05e
  4. #ceaa63
  5. #c3a467
  6. #b89e6b
  7. #ac986f
  8. #a19273
  9. #968c78
  10. #8b867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c1a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bc4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec95a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debc50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c458 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb38d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbc56 {
  color: #efbc56;
}
Background
.bg-efbc56 {
  background-color: #efbc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbc56 {
  border: 2px solid #efbc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbc56, #d6ef56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.71 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.55 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.95 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.29 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.37 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.41 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.65 #1043a9 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#efbc56  rgb(239, 188, 86)  hsl(40, 83%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#5689ef  rgb(86, 137, 239)  hsl(220, 83%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#56efbc  rgb(86, 239, 188)  hsl(160, 83%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#bc56ef  rgb(188, 86, 239)  hsl(280, 83%, 64%)  Medium Orchid