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#EFBF2E

#efbf2e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efbf2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.08°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 1.26.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5581

Complementary

  1. #efbf2e
  2. #2e5eef

Split complementary

  1. #efbf2e
  2. #2ebeef
  3. #5e2eef

Analogous

  1. #ef5e2e
  2. #efbf2e
  3. #beef2e

Triadic

  1. #efbf2e
  2. #2eefbf
  3. #bf2eef

Tetradic

  1. #efbf2e
  2. #5eef2e
  3. #2e5eef
  4. #bf2eef

Square

  1. #efbf2e
  2. #2eef5e
  3. #2e5eef
  4. #ef2ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #7b5e09
  2. #c2950f
  3. #efbf2e
  4. #f4d575
  5. #faebbc

Shades

#efbf2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbf2e
  2. #d7ac29
  3. #bf9925
  4. #a78620
  5. #8f731c
  6. #786017
  7. #604c12
  8. #48390e
  9. #302609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbf2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbf2e
  2. #f1c543
  3. #f2cc58
  4. #f4d26d
  5. #f5d982
  6. #f7df97
  7. #f9e5ab
  8. #faecc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbf2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbf2e
  2. #e4b936
  3. #d9b23e
  4. #ceac47
  5. #c3a64f
  6. #b8a057
  7. #ac995f
  8. #a19367
  9. #968d70
  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 #d6bd01 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1be1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c634 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbf2e {
  color: #efbf2e;
}
Background
.bg-efbf2e {
  background-color: #efbf2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbf2e {
  border: 2px solid #efbf2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbf2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 191 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbf2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbf2e, #beef2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbf2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 191 46 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.78 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.03 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.35 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.35 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.79 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.97 #1040d1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efbf2e  rgb(239, 191, 46)  hsl(45, 86%, 56%)  Saffron
#2e5eef  rgb(46, 94, 239)  hsl(225, 86%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2eefbf  rgb(46, 239, 191)  hsl(165, 86%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bf2eef  rgb(191, 46, 239)  hsl(285, 86%, 56%)  Electric Purple