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#EFBF02

#efbf02 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbf02 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 74.9% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 99.16% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.85°, with 98.34% saturation and 47.25% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.5562

Complementary

  1. #efbf02
  2. #0232ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbf02
  2. #02a8ef
  3. #4902ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4902
  2. #efbf02
  3. #a8ef02

Triadic

  1. #efbf02
  2. #02efbf
  3. #bf02ef

Tetradic

  1. #efbf02
  2. #32ef02
  3. #0232ef
  4. #bf02ef

Square

  1. #efbf02
  2. #02ef49
  3. #0232ef
  4. #ef02a8

Monochromatic

  1. #574601
  2. #a38201
  3. #efbf02
  4. #fdd740
  5. #fee78c

Shades

#efbf02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbf02
  2. #d7ac02
  3. #bf9902
  4. #a78601
  5. #8f7301
  6. #786001
  7. #604c01
  8. #483901
  9. #302600
  10. #181300
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbf02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbf02
  2. #f1c51b
  3. #f2cc35
  4. #f4d24e
  5. #f5d967
  6. #f7df81
  7. #f9e59a
  8. #faecb3
  9. #fcf2cc
  10. #fdf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbf02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbf02
  2. #e4b90f
  3. #d9b21b
  4. #ceac28
  5. #c3a634
  6. #b8a041
  7. #ac994e
  8. #a1935a
  9. #968d67
  10. #8b8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3ca1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c616 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbf02 {
  color: #efbf02;
}
Background
.bg-efbf02 {
  background-color: #efbf02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbf02 {
  border: 2px solid #efbf02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbf02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 191 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbf02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbf02, #a8ef02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbf02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 191 2 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.02 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.68 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.94 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.16 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.56 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.24 #1040fd Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbf02  rgb(239, 191, 2)  hsl(48, 98%, 47%)  Saffron
#0232ef  rgb(2, 50, 239)  hsl(228, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#02efbf  rgb(2, 239, 191)  hsl(168, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#bf02ef  rgb(191, 2, 239)  hsl(288, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple