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#EFC61E

#efc61e ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efc61e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.15% magenta, 87.45% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 48.23°, with 86.72% saturation and 52.75% 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 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5883

Complementary

  1. #efc61e
  2. #1e47ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc61e
  2. #1eb0ef
  3. #5e1eef

Analogous

  1. #ef5e1e
  2. #efc61e
  3. #b0ef1e

Triadic

  1. #efc61e
  2. #1eefc6
  3. #c61eef

Tetradic

  1. #efc61e
  2. #47ef1e
  3. #1e47ef
  4. #c61eef

Square

  1. #efc61e
  2. #1eef5e
  3. #1e47ef
  4. #ef1eb0

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5908
  2. #b4930d
  3. #efc61e
  4. #f4d865
  5. #f9eaad

Shades

#efc61e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc61e
  2. #d7b21b
  3. #bf9e18
  4. #a78b15
  5. #8f7712
  6. #78630f
  7. #604f0c
  8. #483b09
  9. #302806
  10. #181403
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc61e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc61e
  2. #f1cc35
  3. #f2d14b
  4. #f4d762
  5. #f5dd78
  6. #f7e38f
  7. #f9e8a5
  8. #faeebc
  9. #fcf4d2
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc61e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc61e
  2. #e4bf28
  3. #d9b832
  4. #ceb13b
  5. #c3aa45
  6. #b8a34f
  7. #ac9c59
  8. #a19563
  9. #968e6c
  10. #8b8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.77:1 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 #e7cf2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eacb28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbbc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc61e {
  color: #efc61e;
}
Background
.bg-efc61e {
  background-color: #efc61e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc61e {
  border: 2px solid #efc61e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc61e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 198 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc61e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc61e, #b0ef1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc61e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 198 30 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.40 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.32 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.58 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.22 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.39 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.46 #1039e1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efc61e  rgb(239, 198, 30)  hsl(48, 87%, 53%)  Jonquil
#1e47ef  rgb(30, 71, 239)  hsl(228, 87%, 53%)  Iris
#1eefc6  rgb(30, 239, 198)  hsl(168, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c61eef  rgb(198, 30, 239)  hsl(288, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple