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#EFC007

#efc007 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efc007 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 75.29% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.67% magenta, 97.07% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.84°, with 94.31% saturation and 48.24% 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.5607

Complementary

  1. #efc007
  2. #0736ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc007
  2. #07aaef
  3. #4c07ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4c07
  2. #efc007
  3. #aaef07

Triadic

  1. #efc007
  2. #07efc0
  3. #c007ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc007
  2. #36ef07
  3. #0736ef
  4. #c007ef

Square

  1. #efc007
  2. #07ef4c
  3. #0736ef
  4. #ef07aa

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4903
  2. #a58405
  3. #efc007
  4. #fad649
  5. #fce793

Shades

#efc007 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc007
  2. #d7ad06
  3. #bf9a06
  4. #a78605
  5. #8f7304
  6. #786004
  7. #604d03
  8. #483a02
  9. #302601
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc007 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc007
  2. #f1c620
  3. #f2cd39
  4. #f4d351
  5. #f5d96a
  6. #f7e083
  7. #f9e69c
  8. #faecb5
  9. #fcf2cd
  10. #fdf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc007 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc007
  2. #e4ba13
  3. #d9b31f
  4. #cead2b
  5. #c3a637
  6. #b8a044
  7. #ac9a50
  8. #a1935c
  9. #968d68
  10. #8b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c39d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c719 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb582 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc007 {
  color: #efc007;
}
Background
.bg-efc007 {
  background-color: #efc007;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc007 {
  border: 2px solid #efc007;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc007;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 192 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 94% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc007 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc007, #aaef07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc007 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 192 7 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.64 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.84 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.28 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.44 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.34 #103ff8 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc007  rgb(239, 192, 7)  hsl(48, 94%, 48%)  Saffron
#0736ef  rgb(7, 54, 239)  hsl(228, 94%, 48%)  Han Purple
#07efc0  rgb(7, 239, 192)  hsl(168, 94%, 48%)  Aquamarine
#c007ef  rgb(192, 7, 239)  hsl(288, 94%, 48%)  Electric Purple