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#EFC331

#efc331 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.41% magenta, 79.5% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.11°, with 85.59% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.08.

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Relative luminance0.576

Complementary

  1. #efc331
  2. #315def

Split complementary

  1. #efc331
  2. #31bcef
  3. #6431ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6431
  2. #efc331
  3. #bcef31

Triadic

  1. #efc331
  2. #31efc3
  3. #c331ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc331
  2. #5def31
  3. #315def
  4. #c331ef

Square

  1. #efc331
  2. #31ef64
  3. #315def
  4. #ef31bc

Monochromatic

  1. #7d630a
  2. #c49a0f
  3. #efc331
  4. #f5d878
  5. #faecbf

Shades

#efc331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc331
  2. #d7b02c
  3. #bf9c27
  4. #a78922
  5. #8f751d
  6. #786219
  7. #604e14
  8. #483b0f
  9. #30270a
  10. #181405
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc331
  2. #f1c946
  3. #f2cf5a
  4. #f4d56f
  5. #f5db83
  6. #f7e198
  7. #f9e7ad
  8. #faedc1
  9. #fcf3d6
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc331
  2. #e4bc39
  3. #d9b641
  4. #ceaf49
  5. #c3a851
  6. #b8a259
  7. #ac9b60
  8. #a19468
  9. #968d70
  10. #8b8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c6a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac109 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c21f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc331 {
  color: #efc331;
}
Background
.bg-efc331 {
  background-color: #efc331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc331 {
  border: 2px solid #efc331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc331, #bcef31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.08 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.69 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.95 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.62 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.68 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.85 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.86 #103cce Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc331  rgb(239, 195, 49)  hsl(46, 86%, 56%)  Saffron
#315def  rgb(49, 93, 239)  hsl(226, 86%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31efc3  rgb(49, 239, 195)  hsl(166, 86%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c331ef  rgb(195, 49, 239)  hsl(286, 86%, 56%)  Electric Purple