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#EFBF2B

#efbf2b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbf2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 82.01% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.31°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.23.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5579

Complementary

  1. #efbf2b
  2. #2b5bef

Split complementary

  1. #efbf2b
  2. #2bbdef
  3. #5d2bef

Analogous

  1. #ef5d2b
  2. #efbf2b
  3. #bdef2b

Triadic

  1. #efbf2b
  2. #2befbf
  3. #bf2bef

Tetradic

  1. #efbf2b
  2. #5bef2b
  3. #2b5bef
  4. #bf2bef

Square

  1. #efbf2b
  2. #2bef5d
  3. #2b5bef
  4. #ef2bbd

Monochromatic

  1. #785d09
  2. #bf940e
  3. #efbf2b
  4. #f4d472
  5. #faeab9

Shades

#efbf2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbf2b
  2. #d7ac27
  3. #bf9922
  4. #a7861e
  5. #8f731a
  6. #786016
  7. #604c11
  8. #48390d
  9. #302609
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbf2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbf2b
  2. #f1c540
  3. #f2cc55
  4. #f4d26b
  5. #f5d980
  6. #f7df95
  7. #f9e5aa
  8. #faecbf
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbf2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbf2b
  2. #e4b934
  3. #d9b23c
  4. #ceac45
  5. #c3a64d
  6. #b8a056
  7. #ac995e
  8. #a19367
  9. #968d6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c39f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1be16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c631 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbf2b {
  color: #efbf2b;
}
Background
.bg-efbf2b {
  background-color: #efbf2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbf2b {
  border: 2px solid #efbf2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbf2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 191 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbf2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbf2b, #bdef2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbf2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 191 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.92 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.93 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.28 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.65 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.93 #1040d4 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbf2b  rgb(239, 191, 43)  hsl(45, 86%, 55%)  Saffron
#2b5bef  rgb(43, 91, 239)  hsl(225, 86%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2befbf  rgb(43, 239, 191)  hsl(165, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bf2bef  rgb(191, 43, 239)  hsl(285, 86%, 55%)  Electric Purple