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#EFC034

#efc034 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 75.29% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.67% magenta, 78.24% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.92°, with 85.39% saturation and 57.06% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.2.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.563

Complementary

  1. #efc034
  2. #3463ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc034
  2. #34c1ef
  3. #6334ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6334
  2. #efc034
  3. #c1ef34

Triadic

  1. #efc034
  2. #34efc0
  3. #c034ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc034
  2. #63ef34
  3. #3463ef
  4. #c034ef

Square

  1. #efc034
  2. #34ef63
  3. #3463ef
  4. #ef34c1

Monochromatic

  1. #80620a
  2. #c79910
  3. #efc034
  4. #f5d67b
  5. #faecc2

Shades

#efc034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc034
  2. #d7ad2f
  3. #bf9a2a
  4. #a78624
  5. #8f731f
  6. #78601a
  7. #604d15
  8. #483a10
  9. #30260a
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc034
  2. #f1c648
  3. #f2cd5d
  4. #f4d371
  5. #f5d985
  6. #f7e09a
  7. #f9e6ae
  8. #faecc2
  9. #fcf2d6
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc034
  2. #e4ba3c
  3. #d9b343
  4. #cead4b
  5. #c3a652
  6. #b8a05a
  7. #ac9a62
  8. #a19369
  9. #968d71
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c3a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bf25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c739 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb687 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc034 {
  color: #efc034;
}
Background
.bg-efc034 {
  background-color: #efc034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc034 {
  border: 2px solid #efc034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 192 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc034, #c1ef34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 192 52 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.20 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.74 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.32 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.79 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.25 #103fcb Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc034  rgb(239, 192, 52)  hsl(45, 85%, 57%)  Saffron
#3463ef  rgb(52, 99, 239)  hsl(225, 85%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#34efc0  rgb(52, 239, 192)  hsl(165, 85%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c034ef  rgb(192, 52, 239)  hsl(285, 85%, 57%)  Electric Purple