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#EFBD2D

#efbd2d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbd2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.92% magenta, 81.17% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.54°, with 85.84% saturation and 55.69% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5494

Complementary

  1. #efbd2d
  2. #2d5fef

Split complementary

  1. #efbd2d
  2. #2dc0ef
  3. #5c2def

Analogous

  1. #ef5c2d
  2. #efbd2d
  3. #c0ef2d

Triadic

  1. #efbd2d
  2. #2defbd
  3. #bd2def

Tetradic

  1. #efbd2d
  2. #5fef2d
  3. #2d5fef
  4. #bd2def

Square

  1. #efbd2d
  2. #2def5c
  3. #2d5fef
  4. #ef2dc0

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5d09
  2. #c1930f
  3. #efbd2d
  4. #f4d374
  5. #faeabb

Shades

#efbd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbd2d
  2. #d7aa29
  3. #bf9724
  4. #a78420
  5. #8f711b
  6. #785f17
  7. #604c12
  8. #48390e
  9. #302609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbd2d
  2. #f1c442
  3. #f2ca57
  4. #f4d16c
  5. #f5d781
  6. #f7de96
  7. #f9e5ab
  8. #faebc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbd2d
  2. #e4b735
  3. #d9b13e
  4. #ceab46
  5. #c3a54e
  6. #b89f57
  7. #ac985f
  8. #a19267
  9. #968c6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c936 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bc1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbd2d {
  color: #efbd2d;
}
Background
.bg-efbd2d {
  background-color: #efbd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbd2d {
  border: 2px solid #efbd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 189 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbd2d, #c0ef2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 189 45 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.81 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.47 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.97 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.32 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.63 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.75 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.44 #1042d2 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbd2d  rgb(239, 189, 45)  hsl(45, 86%, 56%)  Saffron
#2d5fef  rgb(45, 95, 239)  hsl(225, 86%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2defbd  rgb(45, 239, 189)  hsl(165, 86%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bd2def  rgb(189, 45, 239)  hsl(285, 86%, 56%)  Electric Purple