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#EFC75B

#efc75b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc75b 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 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.74% magenta, 61.92% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.78°, with 82.22% saturation and 64.71% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.5995

Complementary

  1. #efc75b
  2. #5b83ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc75b
  2. #5bcdef
  3. #7d5bef

Analogous

  1. #ef7d5b
  2. #efc75b
  3. #cdef5b

Triadic

  1. #efc75b
  2. #5befc7
  3. #c75bef

Tetradic

  1. #efc75b
  2. #83ef5b
  3. #5b83ef
  4. #c75bef

Square

  1. #efc75b
  2. #5bef7d
  3. #5b83ef
  4. #ef5bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #a17a10
  2. #e7af17
  3. #efc75b
  4. #f6dfa1
  5. #fdf7e6

Shades

#efc75b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc75b
  2. #d7b352
  3. #bf9f49
  4. #a78b40
  5. #8f7737
  6. #78642e
  7. #605024
  8. #483c1b
  9. #302812
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc75b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc75b
  2. #f1cd6b
  3. #f2d27c
  4. #f4d88c
  5. #f5dd9d
  6. #f7e3ad
  7. #f9e9bd
  8. #faeece
  9. #fcf4de
  10. #fdf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc75b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc75b
  2. #e4c05f
  3. #d9b962
  4. #ceb266
  5. #c3ab6a
  6. #b8a46e
  7. #ac9c71
  8. #a19575
  9. #968e79
  10. #8b877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcaaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc550 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d05f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c654 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cc5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fabe95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc75b {
  color: #efc75b;
}
Background
.bg-efc75b {
  background-color: #efc75b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc75b {
  border: 2px solid #efc75b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc75b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 199 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc75b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc75b, #cdef5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc75b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 199 91 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.12 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.36 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.94 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.18 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.40 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.84 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.30 #1038a4 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc75b  rgb(239, 199, 91)  hsl(44, 82%, 65%)  Saffron
#5b83ef  rgb(91, 131, 239)  hsl(224, 82%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#5befc7  rgb(91, 239, 199)  hsl(164, 82%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c75bef  rgb(199, 91, 239)  hsl(284, 82%, 65%)  Medium Orchid