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#EFC95C

#efc95c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efc95c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 78.82% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.9% magenta, 61.51% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.49°, with 82.12% saturation and 64.9% 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.609

Complementary

  1. #efc95c
  2. #5c82ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc95c
  2. #5ccbef
  3. #7f5cef

Analogous

  1. #ef7f5c
  2. #efc95c
  3. #cbef5c

Triadic

  1. #efc95c
  2. #5cefc9
  3. #c95cef

Tetradic

  1. #efc95c
  2. #82ef5c
  3. #5c82ef
  4. #c95cef

Square

  1. #efc95c
  2. #5cef7f
  3. #5c82ef
  4. #ef5ccb

Monochromatic

  1. #a27c10
  2. #e8b217
  3. #efc95c
  4. #f6e0a2
  5. #fdf7e7

Shades

#efc95c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc95c
  2. #d7b553
  3. #bfa14a
  4. #a78d40
  5. #8f7937
  6. #78652e
  7. #605025
  8. #483c1c
  9. #302812
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc95c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc95c
  2. #f1ce6c
  3. #f2d47d
  4. #f4d98d
  5. #f5df9d
  6. #f7e4ae
  7. #f9e9be
  8. #faefce
  9. #fcf4de
  10. #fdfaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc95c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc95c
  2. #e4c260
  3. #d9ba63
  4. #ceb367
  5. #c3ac6a
  6. #b8a56e
  7. #ac9d72
  8. #a19675
  9. #968f79
  10. #8b877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcbab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc750 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d161 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c855 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eace5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fac096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc95c {
  color: #efc95c;
}
Background
.bg-efc95c {
  background-color: #efc95c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc95c {
  border: 2px solid #efc95c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc95c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 201 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc95c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc95c, #cbef5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc95c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 201 92 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.29 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.53 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.84 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.87 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.98 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.64 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.72 #1036a3 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#efc95c  rgb(239, 201, 92)  hsl(44, 82%, 65%)  Saffron
#5c82ef  rgb(92, 130, 239)  hsl(224, 82%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#5cefc9  rgb(92, 239, 201)  hsl(164, 82%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c95cef  rgb(201, 92, 239)  hsl(284, 82%, 65%)  Medium Orchid