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#EFBE38

#efbe38 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efbe38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 74.51% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.5% magenta, 76.57% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.93°, with 85.12% saturation and 57.84% 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.5546

Complementary

  1. #efbe38
  2. #3869ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbe38
  2. #38c5ef
  3. #6238ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6238
  2. #efbe38
  3. #c5ef38

Triadic

  1. #efbe38
  2. #38efbe
  3. #be38ef

Tetradic

  1. #efbe38
  2. #69ef38
  3. #3869ef
  4. #be38ef

Square

  1. #efbe38
  2. #38ef62
  3. #3869ef
  4. #ef38c5

Monochromatic

  1. #83630b
  2. #ca9810
  3. #efbe38
  4. #f5d57f
  5. #faecc6

Shades

#efbe38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbe38
  2. #d7ab32
  3. #bf982d
  4. #a78527
  5. #8f7222
  6. #785f1c
  7. #604c16
  8. #483911
  9. #30260b
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbe38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbe38
  2. #f1c54c
  3. #f2cb60
  4. #f4d274
  5. #f5d888
  6. #f7df9c
  7. #f9e5af
  8. #faecc3
  9. #fcf2d7
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbe38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbe38
  2. #e4b83f
  3. #d9b246
  4. #ceab4e
  5. #c3a555
  6. #b89f5c
  7. #ac9963
  8. #a1936a
  9. #968c72
  10. #8b8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bd1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bd2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c53d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbe38 {
  color: #efbe38;
}
Background
.bg-efbe38 {
  background-color: #efbe38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbe38 {
  border: 2px solid #efbe38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbe38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 190 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbe38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbe38, #c5ef38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbe38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 190 56 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.17 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.50 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.74 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.80 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.05 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.71 #1041c7 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbe38  rgb(239, 190, 56)  hsl(44, 85%, 58%)  Saffron
#3869ef  rgb(56, 105, 239)  hsl(224, 85%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#38efbe  rgb(56, 239, 190)  hsl(164, 85%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#be38ef  rgb(190, 56, 239)  hsl(284, 85%, 58%)  Electric Purple