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#EFCA4A

#efca4a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efca4a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 79.22% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 69.04% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.55°, with 83.76% saturation and 61.37% 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 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6109

Complementary

  1. #efca4a
  2. #4a6fef

Split complementary

  1. #efca4a
  2. #4ac1ef
  3. #784aef

Analogous

  1. #ef784a
  2. #efca4a
  3. #c1ef4a

Triadic

  1. #efca4a
  2. #4aefca
  3. #ca4aef

Tetradic

  1. #efca4a
  2. #6fef4a
  3. #4a6fef
  4. #ca4aef

Square

  1. #efca4a
  2. #4aef78
  3. #4a6fef
  4. #ef4ac1

Monochromatic

  1. #93750d
  2. #d9ad13
  3. #efca4a
  4. #f5df90
  5. #fbf3d7

Shades

#efca4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efca4a
  2. #d7b643
  3. #bfa23b
  4. #a78d34
  5. #8f792c
  6. #786525
  7. #60511e
  8. #483d16
  9. #30280f
  10. #181407
  11. #000000

Tints

#efca4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efca4a
  2. #f1cf5c
  3. #f2d56e
  4. #f4da80
  5. #f5df92
  6. #f7e5a5
  7. #f9eab7
  8. #faefc9
  9. #fcf4db
  10. #fdfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efca4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efca4a
  2. #e4c34f
  3. #d9bb55
  4. #ceb45a
  5. #c3ac60
  6. #b8a565
  7. #ac9e6a
  8. #a19670
  9. #968f75
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc739 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d251 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6c840 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcf4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbc192 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efca4a {
  color: #efca4a;
}
Background
.bg-efca4a {
  background-color: #efca4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efca4a {
  border: 2px solid #efca4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efca4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 202 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efca4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efca4a, #c1ef4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efca4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 202 74 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.57 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.81 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.91 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.10 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.19 #1035b5 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#efca4a  rgb(239, 202, 74)  hsl(47, 84%, 61%)  Saffron
#4a6fef  rgb(74, 111, 239)  hsl(227, 84%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4aefca  rgb(74, 239, 202)  hsl(167, 84%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#ca4aef  rgb(202, 74, 239)  hsl(287, 84%, 61%)  Medium Orchid