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#EFC862

#efc862 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc862 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 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.32% magenta, 59% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.4°, with 81.5% saturation and 66.08% 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.6054

Complementary

  1. #efc862
  2. #6289ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc862
  2. #62d0ef
  3. #8162ef

Analogous

  1. #ef8162
  2. #efc862
  3. #d0ef62

Triadic

  1. #efc862
  2. #62efc8
  3. #c862ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc862
  2. #89ef62
  3. #6289ef
  4. #c862ef

Square

  1. #efc862
  2. #62ef81
  3. #6289ef
  4. #ef62d0

Monochromatic

  1. #a77d11
  2. #e8b01d
  3. #efc862
  4. #f6e0a7
  5. #fdf9ec

Shades

#efc862 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc862
  2. #d7b458
  3. #bfa04e
  4. #a78c45
  5. #8f783b
  6. #786431
  7. #605027
  8. #483c1d
  9. #302814
  10. #18140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc862 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc862
  2. #f1ce72
  3. #f2d381
  4. #f4d991
  5. #f5dea1
  6. #f7e4b1
  7. #f9e9c0
  8. #faefd0
  9. #fcf4e0
  10. #fdfaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc862 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc862
  2. #e4c165
  3. #d9ba68
  4. #ceb26b
  5. #c3ab6e
  6. #b8a471
  7. #ac9d74
  8. #a19677
  9. #968e7a
  10. #8b877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcbac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc658 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d166 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb9b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c75c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cd64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fabf98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc862 {
  color: #efc862;
}
Background
.bg-efc862 {
  background-color: #efc862;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc862 {
  border: 2px solid #efc862;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc862;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 200 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc862 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc862, #d0ef62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc862 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 200 98 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.92 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.94 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.61 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.63 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.58 #10379d Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc862  rgb(239, 200, 98)  hsl(43, 82%, 66%)  Saffron
#6289ef  rgb(98, 137, 239)  hsl(223, 82%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#62efc8  rgb(98, 239, 200)  hsl(163, 82%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#c862ef  rgb(200, 98, 239)  hsl(283, 82%, 66%)  Medium Orchid