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#EFBE29

#efbe29 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbe29 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.5% magenta, 82.85% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.15°, with 86.09% saturation and 54.9% 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 12.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5534

Complementary

  1. #efbe29
  2. #295aef

Split complementary

  1. #efbe29
  2. #29bdef
  3. #5b29ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5b29
  2. #efbe29
  3. #bdef29

Triadic

  1. #efbe29
  2. #29efbe
  3. #be29ef

Tetradic

  1. #efbe29
  2. #5aef29
  3. #295aef
  4. #be29ef

Square

  1. #efbe29
  2. #29ef5b
  3. #295aef
  4. #ef29bd

Monochromatic

  1. #765b09
  2. #bd920e
  3. #efbe29
  4. #f4d470
  5. #fae9b7

Shades

#efbe29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbe29
  2. #d7ab25
  3. #bf9821
  4. #a7851d
  5. #8f7219
  6. #785f15
  7. #604c10
  8. #48390c
  9. #302608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbe29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbe29
  2. #f1c53e
  3. #f2cb54
  4. #f4d269
  5. #f5d87f
  6. #f7df94
  7. #f9e5a9
  8. #faecbf
  9. #fcf2d4
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbe29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbe29
  2. #e4b832
  3. #d9b23a
  4. #ceab43
  5. #c3a54c
  6. #b89f55
  7. #ac995d
  8. #a19366
  9. #968c6f
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bd12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c52f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbe29 {
  color: #efbe29;
}
Background
.bg-efbe29 {
  background-color: #efbe29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbe29 {
  border: 2px solid #efbe29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbe29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 190 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbe29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbe29, #bdef29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbe29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 190 41 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.82 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.83 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.20 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.49 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.73 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.92 #1041d6 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbe29  rgb(239, 190, 41)  hsl(45, 86%, 55%)  Saffron
#295aef  rgb(41, 90, 239)  hsl(225, 86%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#29efbe  rgb(41, 239, 190)  hsl(165, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#be29ef  rgb(190, 41, 239)  hsl(285, 86%, 55%)  Electric Purple