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#EFBE16

#efbe16 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbe16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 74.51% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.5% magenta, 90.79% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.45°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.73.

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Relative luminance0.5524

Complementary

  1. #efbe16
  2. #1647ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbe16
  2. #16b4ef
  3. #5216ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5216
  2. #efbe16
  3. #b4ef16

Triadic

  1. #efbe16
  2. #16efbe
  3. #be16ef

Tetradic

  1. #efbe16
  2. #47ef16
  3. #1647ef
  4. #be16ef

Square

  1. #efbe16
  2. #16ef52
  3. #1647ef
  4. #ef16b4

Monochromatic

  1. #655007
  2. #ad880c
  3. #efbe16
  4. #f4d25e
  5. #f9e6a5

Shades

#efbe16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbe16
  2. #d7ab14
  3. #bf9812
  4. #a7850f
  5. #8f720d
  6. #785f0b
  7. #604c09
  8. #483907
  9. #302604
  10. #181302
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbe16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbe16
  2. #f1c52d
  3. #f2cb45
  4. #f4d25c
  5. #f5d873
  6. #f7df8b
  7. #f9e5a2
  8. #faecb9
  9. #fcf2d0
  10. #fdf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbe16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbe16
  2. #e4b821
  3. #d9b22b
  4. #ceab36
  5. #c3a540
  6. #b89f4b
  7. #ac9956
  8. #a19360
  9. #968c6b
  10. #8b8675
  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 #d7c29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c521 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbe16 {
  color: #efbe16;
}
Background
.bg-efbe16 {
  background-color: #efbe16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbe16 {
  border: 2px solid #efbe16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbe16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 190 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbe16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbe16, #b4ef16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbe16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 190 22 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.73 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.55 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.02 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.43 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.59 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.71 #1041e9 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbe16  rgb(239, 190, 22)  hsl(46, 87%, 51%)  Saffron
#1647ef  rgb(22, 71, 239)  hsl(226, 87%, 51%)  Iris
#16efbe  rgb(22, 239, 190)  hsl(166, 87%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#be16ef  rgb(190, 22, 239)  hsl(286, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple