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#EFC852

#efc852 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc852 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 78.43% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.32% magenta, 65.69% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.1°, with 83.07% saturation and 62.94% 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.6027

Complementary

  1. #efc852
  2. #5279ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc852
  2. #52c7ef
  3. #7a52ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7a52
  2. #efc852
  3. #c7ef52

Triadic

  1. #efc852
  2. #52efc8
  3. #c852ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc852
  2. #79ef52
  3. #5279ef
  4. #c852ef

Square

  1. #efc852
  2. #52ef7a
  3. #5279ef
  4. #ef52c7

Monochromatic

  1. #9a770e
  2. #e0ad15
  3. #efc852
  4. #f5de98
  5. #fcf5de

Shades

#efc852 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc852
  2. #d7b44a
  3. #bfa042
  4. #a78c39
  5. #8f7831
  6. #786429
  7. #605021
  8. #483c19
  9. #302810
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc852 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc852
  2. #f1ce63
  3. #f2d375
  4. #f4d986
  5. #f5de97
  6. #f7e4a9
  7. #f9e9ba
  8. #faefcb
  9. #fcf4dc
  10. #fdfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc852 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc852
  2. #e4c157
  3. #d9ba5b
  4. #ceb260
  5. #c3ab64
  6. #b8a469
  7. #ac9d6e
  8. #a19672
  9. #968e77
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcaa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc544 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d157 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c64a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eacd55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fabf93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc852 {
  color: #efc852;
}
Background
.bg-efc852 {
  background-color: #efc852;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc852 {
  border: 2px solid #efc852;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc852;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 200 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc852 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc852, #c7ef52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc852 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 200 82 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.31 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.17 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.41 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.47 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.59 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.62 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.88 #1037ad Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc852  rgb(239, 200, 82)  hsl(45, 83%, 63%)  Saffron
#5279ef  rgb(82, 121, 239)  hsl(225, 83%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#52efc8  rgb(82, 239, 200)  hsl(165, 83%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#c852ef  rgb(200, 82, 239)  hsl(285, 83%, 63%)  Medium Orchid