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#EFC615

#efc615 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efc615 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 77.65% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.15% magenta, 91.21% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 48.72°, with 87.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.04.

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Relative luminance0.5879

Complementary

  1. #efc615
  2. #153eef

Split complementary

  1. #efc615
  2. #15abef
  3. #5915ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5915
  2. #efc615
  3. #abef15

Triadic

  1. #efc615
  2. #15efc6
  3. #c615ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc615
  2. #3eef15
  3. #153eef
  4. #c615ef

Square

  1. #efc615
  2. #15ef59
  3. #153eef
  4. #ef15ab

Monochromatic

  1. #645307
  2. #ac8e0c
  3. #efc615
  4. #f4d75d
  5. #f9e9a4

Shades

#efc615 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc615
  2. #d7b213
  3. #bf9e11
  4. #a78b0f
  5. #8f770d
  6. #78630b
  7. #604f08
  8. #483b06
  9. #302804
  10. #181402
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc615 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc615
  2. #f1cc2c
  3. #f2d144
  4. #f4d75b
  5. #f5dd73
  6. #f7e38a
  7. #f9e8a1
  8. #faeeb9
  9. #fcf4d0
  10. #fdf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc615 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc615
  2. #e4bf20
  3. #d9b82a
  4. #ceb135
  5. #c3aa40
  6. #b8a34b
  7. #ac9c55
  8. #a19560
  9. #968e6b
  10. #8b8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac8a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eacb22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbbc87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc615 {
  color: #efc615;
}
Background
.bg-efc615 {
  background-color: #efc615;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc615 {
  border: 2px solid #efc615;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc615;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 198 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc615 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc615, #abef15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc615 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 198 21 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.04 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.65 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.44 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.47 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.24 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.26 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.51 #1039ea Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efc615  rgb(239, 198, 21)  hsl(49, 87%, 51%)  Jonquil
#153eef  rgb(21, 62, 239)  hsl(229, 87%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#15efc6  rgb(21, 239, 198)  hsl(169, 87%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#c615ef  rgb(198, 21, 239)  hsl(289, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple