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#EFCA51

#efca51 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efca51 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 79.22% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 66.11% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.95°, with 83.16% saturation and 62.75% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6119

Complementary

  1. #efca51
  2. #5176ef

Split complementary

  1. #efca51
  2. #51c5ef
  3. #7b51ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7b51
  2. #efca51
  3. #c5ef51

Triadic

  1. #efca51
  2. #51efca
  3. #ca51ef

Tetradic

  1. #efca51
  2. #76ef51
  3. #5176ef
  4. #ca51ef

Square

  1. #efca51
  2. #51ef7b
  3. #5176ef
  4. #ef51c5

Monochromatic

  1. #99780e
  2. #dfb015
  3. #efca51
  4. #f5df97
  5. #fcf5dd

Shades

#efca51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efca51
  2. #d7b649
  3. #bfa241
  4. #a78d39
  5. #8f7931
  6. #786529
  7. #605120
  8. #483d18
  9. #302810
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#efca51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efca51
  2. #f1cf62
  3. #f2d574
  4. #f4da85
  5. #f5df97
  6. #f7e5a8
  7. #f9eab9
  8. #faefcb
  9. #fcf4dc
  10. #fdfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efca51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efca51
  2. #e4c356
  3. #d9bb5a
  4. #ceb45f
  5. #c3ac64
  6. #b8a569
  7. #ac9e6d
  8. #a19672
  9. #968f77
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcccaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc742 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d257 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c849 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcf55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fac194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efca51 {
  color: #efca51;
}
Background
.bg-efca51 {
  background-color: #efca51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efca51 {
  border: 2px solid #efca51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efca51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 202 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efca51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efca51, #c5ef51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efca51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 202 81 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.56 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.82 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.03 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.02 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.81 #1035ae Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#efca51  rgb(239, 202, 81)  hsl(46, 83%, 63%)  Saffron
#5176ef  rgb(81, 118, 239)  hsl(226, 83%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#51efca  rgb(81, 239, 202)  hsl(166, 83%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#ca51ef  rgb(202, 81, 239)  hsl(286, 83%, 63%)  Medium Orchid