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#EFC812

#efc812 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efc812 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 78.43% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.32% magenta, 92.47% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.41°, with 87.35% saturation and 50.39% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 0.95.

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Relative luminance0.597

Complementary

  1. #efc812
  2. #1239ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc812
  2. #12a8ef
  3. #5912ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5912
  2. #efc812
  3. #a8ef12

Triadic

  1. #efc812
  2. #12efc8
  3. #c812ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc812
  2. #39ef12
  3. #1239ef
  4. #c812ef

Square

  1. #efc812
  2. #12ef59
  3. #1239ef
  4. #ef12a8

Monochromatic

  1. #615107
  2. #a98d0b
  3. #efc812
  4. #f4d95a
  5. #f9e9a1

Shades

#efc812 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc812
  2. #d7b410
  3. #bfa00e
  4. #a78c0d
  5. #8f780b
  6. #786409
  7. #605007
  8. #483c05
  9. #302804
  10. #181402
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc812 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc812
  2. #f1ce2a
  3. #f2d341
  4. #f4d959
  5. #f5de71
  6. #f7e489
  7. #f9e9a0
  8. #faefb8
  9. #fcf4d0
  10. #fdfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc812 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc812
  2. #e4c11d
  3. #d9ba28
  4. #ceb233
  5. #c3ab3e
  6. #b8a449
  7. #ac9d54
  8. #a1965f
  9. #968e6a
  10. #8b8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacaa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d027 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcd20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbbe88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc812 {
  color: #efc812;
}
Background
.bg-efc812 {
  background-color: #efc812;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc812 {
  border: 2px solid #efc812;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc812;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 200 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc812 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc812, #a8ef12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc812 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 200 18 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 0.95 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.12 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.28 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.75 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.83 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.85 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.96 #1037ed Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efc812  rgb(239, 200, 18)  hsl(49, 87%, 50%)  Jonquil
#1239ef  rgb(18, 57, 239)  hsl(229, 87%, 50%)  Han Purple
#12efc8  rgb(18, 239, 200)  hsl(169, 87%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#c812ef  rgb(200, 18, 239)  hsl(289, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple