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#EFC021

#efc021 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efc021 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.67% magenta, 86.19% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.31°, with 86.55% saturation and 53.33% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.25.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5616

Complementary

  1. #efc021
  2. #2150ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc021
  2. #21b7ef
  3. #5921ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5921
  2. #efc021
  3. #b7ef21

Triadic

  1. #efc021
  2. #21efc0
  3. #c021ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc021
  2. #50ef21
  3. #2150ef
  4. #c021ef

Square

  1. #efc021
  2. #21ef59
  3. #2150ef
  4. #ef21b7

Monochromatic

  1. #6f5708
  2. #b6900d
  3. #efc021
  4. #f4d468
  5. #f9e8b0

Shades

#efc021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc021
  2. #d7ad1e
  3. #bf9a1a
  4. #a78617
  5. #8f7314
  6. #786011
  7. #604d0d
  8. #483a0a
  9. #302607
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc021
  2. #f1c637
  3. #f2cd4d
  4. #f4d364
  5. #f5d97a
  6. #f7e090
  7. #f9e6a6
  8. #faecbc
  9. #fcf2d3
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc021
  2. #e4ba2b
  3. #d9b334
  4. #cead3e
  5. #c3a647
  6. #b8a051
  7. #ac9a5a
  8. #a19364
  9. #968d6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc021 {
  color: #efc021;
}
Background
.bg-efc021 {
  background-color: #efc021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc021 {
  border: 2px solid #efc021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc021, #b7ef21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.25 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.86 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.97 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.20 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.59 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.13 #103fde Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc021  rgb(239, 192, 33)  hsl(46, 87%, 53%)  Saffron
#2150ef  rgb(33, 80, 239)  hsl(226, 87%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#21efc0  rgb(33, 239, 192)  hsl(166, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c021ef  rgb(192, 33, 239)  hsl(286, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple