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#EFBD1D

#efbd1d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbd1d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 74.12% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.92% magenta, 87.87% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.71°, with 86.78% saturation and 52.55% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5483

Complementary

  1. #efbd1d
  2. #1d4fef

Split complementary

  1. #efbd1d
  2. #1db8ef
  3. #541def

Analogous

  1. #ef541d
  2. #efbd1d
  3. #b8ef1d

Triadic

  1. #efbd1d
  2. #1defbd
  3. #bd1def

Tetradic

  1. #efbd1d
  2. #4fef1d
  3. #1d4fef
  4. #bd1def

Square

  1. #efbd1d
  2. #1def54
  3. #1d4fef
  4. #ef1db8

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5408
  2. #b38b0d
  3. #efbd1d
  4. #f4d264
  5. #f9e7ac

Shades

#efbd1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbd1d
  2. #d7aa1a
  3. #bf9717
  4. #a78414
  5. #8f7111
  6. #785f0f
  7. #604c0c
  8. #483909
  9. #302606
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbd1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbd1d
  2. #f1c434
  3. #f2ca4a
  4. #f4d161
  5. #f5d777
  6. #f7de8e
  7. #f9e5a5
  8. #faebbb
  9. #fcf2d2
  10. #fdf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbd1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbd1d
  2. #e4b727
  3. #d9b131
  4. #ceab3b
  5. #c3a545
  6. #b89f4f
  7. #ac9858
  8. #a19262
  9. #968c6c
  10. #8b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c426 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbd1d {
  color: #efbd1d;
}
Background
.bg-efbd1d {
  background-color: #efbd1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbd1d {
  border: 2px solid #efbd1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbd1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 189 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbd1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbd1d, #b8ef1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbd1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 189 29 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.79 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.55 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.18 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.50 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.66 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.90 #1042e2 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbd1d  rgb(239, 189, 29)  hsl(46, 87%, 53%)  Saffron
#1d4fef  rgb(29, 79, 239)  hsl(226, 87%, 53%)  Iris
#1defbd  rgb(29, 239, 189)  hsl(166, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#bd1def  rgb(189, 29, 239)  hsl(286, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple