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#EFBF04

#efbf04 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbf04 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 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 98.33% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.74°, with 96.71% saturation and 47.65% 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 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.5562

Complementary

  1. #efbf04
  2. #0434ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbf04
  2. #04aaef
  3. #4904ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4904
  2. #efbf04
  3. #aaef04

Triadic

  1. #efbf04
  2. #04efbf
  3. #bf04ef

Tetradic

  1. #efbf04
  2. #34ef04
  3. #0434ef
  4. #bf04ef

Square

  1. #efbf04
  2. #04ef49
  3. #0434ef
  4. #ef04aa

Monochromatic

  1. #594701
  2. #a48303
  3. #efbf04
  4. #fcd644
  5. #fde78f

Shades

#efbf04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbf04
  2. #d7ac04
  3. #bf9903
  4. #a78603
  5. #8f7302
  6. #786002
  7. #604c02
  8. #483901
  9. #302601
  10. #181300
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbf04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbf04
  2. #f1c51d
  3. #f2cc36
  4. #f4d24f
  5. #f5d968
  6. #f7df82
  7. #f9e59b
  8. #faecb4
  9. #fcf2cd
  10. #fdf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbf04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbf04
  2. #e4b910
  3. #d9b21d
  4. #ceac29
  5. #c3a636
  6. #b8a042
  7. #ac994e
  8. #a1935b
  9. #968d67
  10. #8b8674
  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 #e3ca1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbf04 {
  color: #efbf04;
}
Background
.bg-efbf04 {
  background-color: #efbf04;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbf04 {
  border: 2px solid #efbf04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbf04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 191 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 97% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbf04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbf04, #aaef04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbf04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 191 4 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.98 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.68 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.95 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.15 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.54 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.20 #1040fb Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbf04  rgb(239, 191, 4)  hsl(48, 97%, 48%)  Saffron
#0434ef  rgb(4, 52, 239)  hsl(228, 97%, 48%)  Blue
#04efbf  rgb(4, 239, 191)  hsl(168, 97%, 48%)  Aquamarine
#bf04ef  rgb(191, 4, 239)  hsl(288, 97%, 48%)  Electric Purple