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#EFBD4B

#efbd4b ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efbd4b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 74.12% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.92% magenta, 68.62% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.71°, with 83.67% saturation and 61.57% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5525

Complementary

  1. #efbd4b
  2. #4b7def

Split complementary

  1. #efbd4b
  2. #4bcfef
  3. #6b4bef

Analogous

  1. #ef6b4b
  2. #efbd4b
  3. #cfef4b

Triadic

  1. #efbd4b
  2. #4befbd
  3. #bd4bef

Tetradic

  1. #efbd4b
  2. #7def4b
  3. #4b7def
  4. #bd4bef

Square

  1. #efbd4b
  2. #4bef6b
  3. #4b7def
  4. #ef4bcf

Monochromatic

  1. #946b0d
  2. #da9e13
  3. #efbd4b
  4. #f5d791
  5. #fbf1d8

Shades

#efbd4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbd4b
  2. #d7aa44
  3. #bf973c
  4. #a78435
  5. #8f712d
  6. #785f26
  7. #604c1e
  8. #483917
  9. #30260f
  10. #181308
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbd4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbd4b
  2. #f1c45d
  3. #f2ca6f
  4. #f4d181
  5. #f5d793
  6. #f7dea5
  7. #f9e5b7
  8. #faebc9
  9. #fcf2db
  10. #fdf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbd4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbd4b
  2. #e4b750
  3. #d9b156
  4. #ceab5b
  5. #c3a560
  6. #b89f66
  7. #ac986b
  8. #a19270
  9. #968c75
  10. #8b867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bd3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc950 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbd43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c54e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbd4b {
  color: #efbd4b;
}
Background
.bg-efbd4b {
  background-color: #efbd4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbd4b {
  border: 2px solid #efbd4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbd4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 189 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbd4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbd4b, #cfef4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbd4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 189 75 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.45 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.90 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.17 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.18 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.23 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.27 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.66 #1042b4 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#efbd4b  rgb(239, 189, 75)  hsl(42, 84%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#4b7def  rgb(75, 125, 239)  hsl(222, 84%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#4befbd  rgb(75, 239, 189)  hsl(162, 84%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#bd4bef  rgb(189, 75, 239)  hsl(282, 84%, 62%)  Medium Orchid