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#EFC33F

#efc33f ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc33f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.41% magenta, 73.64% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 84.62% saturation and 59.22% 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 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5774

Complementary

  1. #efc33f
  2. #3f6bef

Split complementary

  1. #efc33f
  2. #3fc3ef
  3. #6b3fef

Analogous

  1. #ef6b3f
  2. #efc33f
  3. #c3ef3f

Triadic

  1. #efc33f
  2. #3fefc3
  3. #c33fef

Tetradic

  1. #efc33f
  2. #6bef3f
  3. #3f6bef
  4. #c33fef

Square

  1. #efc33f
  2. #3fef6b
  3. #3f6bef
  4. #ef3fc3

Monochromatic

  1. #8a6a0b
  2. #d0a011
  3. #efc33f
  4. #f5d986
  5. #fbefcc

Shades

#efc33f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc33f
  2. #d7b039
  3. #bf9c32
  4. #a7892c
  5. #8f7526
  6. #786220
  7. #604e19
  8. #483b13
  9. #30270d
  10. #181406
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc33f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc33f
  2. #f1c952
  3. #f2cf65
  4. #f4d579
  5. #f5db8c
  6. #f7e19f
  7. #f9e7b2
  8. #faedc5
  9. #fcf3d9
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc33f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc33f
  2. #e4bc46
  3. #d9b64c
  4. #ceaf53
  5. #c3a859
  6. #b8a260
  7. #ac9b66
  8. #a1946d
  9. #968d73
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c6a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c12a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c233 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c943 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb98b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc33f {
  color: #efc33f;
}
Background
.bg-efc33f {
  background-color: #efc33f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc33f {
  border: 2px solid #efc33f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc33f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 195 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc33f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc33f, #c3ef3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc33f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 195 63 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.14 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.25 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.69 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.12 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.27 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.11 #103cc0 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc33f  rgb(239, 195, 63)  hsl(45, 85%, 59%)  Saffron
#3f6bef  rgb(63, 107, 239)  hsl(225, 85%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#3fefc3  rgb(63, 239, 195)  hsl(165, 85%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c33fef  rgb(195, 63, 239)  hsl(285, 85%, 59%)  Medium Orchid