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#EFC756

#efc756 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc756 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 78.04% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.74% magenta, 64.02% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.31°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.5987

Complementary

  1. #efc756
  2. #567eef

Split complementary

  1. #efc756
  2. #56cbef
  3. #7b56ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7b56
  2. #efc756
  3. #cbef56

Triadic

  1. #efc756
  2. #56efc7
  3. #c756ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc756
  2. #7eef56
  3. #567eef
  4. #c756ef

Square

  1. #efc756
  2. #56ef7b
  3. #567eef
  4. #ef56cb

Monochromatic

  1. #9d780f
  2. #e3ad15
  3. #efc756
  4. #f6de9c
  5. #fcf5e2

Shades

#efc756 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc756
  2. #d7b34d
  3. #bf9f45
  4. #a78b3c
  5. #8f7734
  6. #78642b
  7. #605022
  8. #483c1a
  9. #302811
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc756 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc756
  2. #f1cd67
  3. #f2d278
  4. #f4d889
  5. #f5dd9a
  6. #f7e3ab
  7. #f9e9bb
  8. #faeecc
  9. #fcf4dd
  10. #fdf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc756 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc756
  2. #e4c05a
  3. #d9b95e
  4. #ceb263
  5. #c3ab67
  6. #b8a46b
  7. #ac9c6f
  8. #a19573
  9. #968e78
  10. #8b877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacaa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc549 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d05b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c64f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cc59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fabe93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc756 {
  color: #efc756;
}
Background
.bg-efc756 {
  background-color: #efc756;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc756 {
  border: 2px solid #efc756;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc756;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 199 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc756 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc756, #cbef56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc756 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 199 86 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.19 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.48 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.93 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.22 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.05 #1038a9 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc756  rgb(239, 199, 86)  hsl(44, 83%, 64%)  Saffron
#567eef  rgb(86, 126, 239)  hsl(224, 83%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#56efc7  rgb(86, 239, 199)  hsl(164, 83%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c756ef  rgb(199, 86, 239)  hsl(284, 83%, 64%)  Medium Orchid