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#EFBE21

#efbe21 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbe21 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.5% magenta, 86.19% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.73°, with 86.55% saturation and 53.33% 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 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5529

Complementary

  1. #efbe21
  2. #2152ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbe21
  2. #21b9ef
  3. #5721ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5721
  2. #efbe21
  3. #b9ef21

Triadic

  1. #efbe21
  2. #21efbe
  3. #be21ef

Tetradic

  1. #efbe21
  2. #52ef21
  3. #2152ef
  4. #be21ef

Square

  1. #efbe21
  2. #21ef57
  3. #2152ef
  4. #ef21b9

Monochromatic

  1. #6f5608
  2. #b68e0d
  3. #efbe21
  4. #f4d368
  5. #f9e8b0

Shades

#efbe21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbe21
  2. #d7ab1e
  3. #bf981a
  4. #a78517
  5. #8f7214
  6. #785f11
  7. #604c0d
  8. #48390a
  9. #302607
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbe21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbe21
  2. #f1c537
  3. #f2cb4d
  4. #f4d264
  5. #f5d87a
  6. #f7df90
  7. #f9e5a6
  8. #faecbc
  9. #fcf2d3
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbe21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbe21
  2. #e4b82b
  3. #d9b234
  4. #ceab3e
  5. #c3a547
  6. #b89f51
  7. #ac995a
  8. #a19364
  9. #968c6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbe21 {
  color: #efbe21;
}
Background
.bg-efbe21 {
  background-color: #efbe21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbe21 {
  border: 2px solid #efbe21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbe21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbe21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbe21, #b9ef21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbe21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.52 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.65 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.07 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.18 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.65 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.69 #1041de Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbe21  rgb(239, 190, 33)  hsl(46, 87%, 53%)  Saffron
#2152ef  rgb(33, 82, 239)  hsl(226, 87%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#21efbe  rgb(33, 239, 190)  hsl(166, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#be21ef  rgb(190, 33, 239)  hsl(286, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple