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#EFC44F

#efc44f ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc44f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 76.86% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.99% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.88°, with 83.33% saturation and 62.35% 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 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.584

Complementary

  1. #efc44f
  2. #4f7aef

Split complementary

  1. #efc44f
  2. #4fcaef
  3. #744fef

Analogous

  1. #ef744f
  2. #efc44f
  3. #caef4f

Triadic

  1. #efc44f
  2. #4fefc4
  3. #c44fef

Tetradic

  1. #efc44f
  2. #7aef4f
  3. #4f7aef
  4. #c44fef

Square

  1. #efc44f
  2. #4fef74
  3. #4f7aef
  4. #ef4fca

Monochromatic

  1. #97720e
  2. #dda714
  3. #efc44f
  4. #f5dc95
  5. #fcf3db

Shades

#efc44f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc44f
  2. #d7b047
  3. #bf9d3f
  4. #a78937
  5. #8f762f
  6. #786228
  7. #604e20
  8. #483b18
  9. #302710
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc44f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc44f
  2. #f1ca61
  3. #f2d072
  4. #f4d684
  5. #f5dc95
  6. #f7e2a7
  7. #f9e7b9
  8. #faedca
  9. #fcf3dc
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc44f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc44f
  2. #e4bd54
  3. #d9b659
  4. #ceb05e
  5. #c3a963
  6. #b8a268
  7. #ac9b6c
  8. #a19471
  9. #968e76
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c7a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c241 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4ce54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c347 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8ca52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbbb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc44f {
  color: #efc44f;
}
Background
.bg-efc44f {
  background-color: #efc44f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc44f {
  border: 2px solid #efc44f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc44f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 196 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc44f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc44f, #caef4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc44f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 196 79 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.11 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.02 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.30 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.75 #103bb0 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc44f  rgb(239, 196, 79)  hsl(44, 83%, 62%)  Saffron
#4f7aef  rgb(79, 122, 239)  hsl(224, 83%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#4fefc4  rgb(79, 239, 196)  hsl(164, 83%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c44fef  rgb(196, 79, 239)  hsl(284, 83%, 62%)  Medium Orchid