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#EFC246

#efc246 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc246 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 76.08% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 70.71% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.02°, with 84.08% saturation and 60.59% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5738

Complementary

  1. #efc246
  2. #4673ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc246
  2. #46c8ef
  3. #6d46ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6d46
  2. #efc246
  3. #c8ef46

Triadic

  1. #efc246
  2. #46efc2
  3. #c246ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc246
  2. #73ef46
  3. #4673ef
  4. #c246ef

Square

  1. #efc246
  2. #46ef6d
  3. #4673ef
  4. #ef46c8

Monochromatic

  1. #906d0c
  2. #d6a213
  3. #efc246
  4. #f5d98c
  5. #fbf0d3

Shades

#efc246 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc246
  2. #d7af3f
  3. #bf9b38
  4. #a78831
  5. #8f742a
  6. #786123
  7. #604e1c
  8. #483a15
  9. #30270e
  10. #181307
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc246 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc246
  2. #f1c859
  3. #f2ce6b
  4. #f4d47e
  5. #f5da90
  6. #f7e1a3
  7. #f9e7b5
  8. #faedc8
  9. #fcf3da
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc246 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc246
  2. #e4bb4c
  3. #d9b552
  4. #ceae57
  5. #c3a85d
  6. #b8a163
  7. #ac9a69
  8. #a1946f
  9. #968d74
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c5a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c035 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c13c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c84a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb88c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc246 {
  color: #efc246;
}
Background
.bg-efc246 {
  background-color: #efc246;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc246 {
  border: 2px solid #efc246;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc246;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 194 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc246 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc246, #c8ef46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc246 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 194 70 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.19 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.75 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.72 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.46 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.60 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.18 #103db9 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc246  rgb(239, 194, 70)  hsl(44, 84%, 61%)  Saffron
#4673ef  rgb(70, 115, 239)  hsl(224, 84%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#46efc2  rgb(70, 239, 194)  hsl(164, 84%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c246ef  rgb(194, 70, 239)  hsl(284, 84%, 61%)  Medium Orchid