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#EFC75E

#efc75e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc75e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.74% magenta, 60.67% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.45°, with 81.92% saturation and 65.29% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.6001

Complementary

  1. #efc75e
  2. #5e86ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc75e
  2. #5eceef
  3. #7e5eef

Analogous

  1. #ef7e5e
  2. #efc75e
  3. #ceef5e

Triadic

  1. #efc75e
  2. #5eefc7
  3. #c75eef

Tetradic

  1. #efc75e
  2. #86ef5e
  3. #5e86ef
  4. #c75eef

Square

  1. #efc75e
  2. #5eef7e
  3. #5e86ef
  4. #ef5ece

Monochromatic

  1. #a47b10
  2. #e8af18
  3. #efc75e
  4. #f6dfa4
  5. #fdf7e9

Shades

#efc75e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc75e
  2. #d7b355
  3. #bf9f4b
  4. #a78b42
  5. #8f7738
  6. #78642f
  7. #605026
  8. #483c1c
  9. #302813
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc75e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc75e
  2. #f1cd6e
  3. #f2d27e
  4. #f4d88e
  5. #f5dd9e
  6. #f7e3af
  7. #f9e9bf
  8. #faeecf
  9. #fcf4df
  10. #fdf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc75e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc75e
  2. #e4c061
  3. #d9b965
  4. #ceb268
  5. #c3ab6c
  6. #b8a46f
  7. #ac9c72
  8. #a19576
  9. #968e79
  10. #8b877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcaab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc553 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d062 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c658 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cc61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fabe96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc75e {
  color: #efc75e;
}
Background
.bg-efc75e {
  background-color: #efc75e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc75e {
  border: 2px solid #efc75e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc75e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 199 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc75e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc75e, #ceef5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc75e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 199 94 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.51 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.24 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.37 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.23 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.24 #1038a1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc75e  rgb(239, 199, 94)  hsl(43, 82%, 65%)  Saffron
#5e86ef  rgb(94, 134, 239)  hsl(223, 82%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#5eefc7  rgb(94, 239, 199)  hsl(163, 82%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c75eef  rgb(199, 94, 239)  hsl(283, 82%, 65%)  Medium Orchid