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#EFCA56

#efca56 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efca56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 64.02% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.49°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6126

Complementary

  1. #efca56
  2. #567bef

Split complementary

  1. #efca56
  2. #56c8ef
  3. #7e56ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7e56
  2. #efca56
  3. #c8ef56

Triadic

  1. #efca56
  2. #56efca
  3. #ca56ef

Tetradic

  1. #efca56
  2. #7bef56
  3. #567bef
  4. #ca56ef

Square

  1. #efca56
  2. #56ef7e
  3. #567bef
  4. #ef56c8

Monochromatic

  1. #9d7b0f
  2. #e3b115
  3. #efca56
  4. #f6e09c
  5. #fcf6e2

Shades

#efca56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efca56
  2. #d7b64d
  3. #bfa245
  4. #a78d3c
  5. #8f7934
  6. #78652b
  7. #605122
  8. #483d1a
  9. #302811
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#efca56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efca56
  2. #f1cf67
  3. #f2d578
  4. #f4da89
  5. #f5df9a
  6. #f7e5ab
  7. #f9eabb
  8. #faefcc
  9. #fcf4dd
  10. #fdfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efca56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efca56
  2. #e4c35a
  3. #d9bb5e
  4. #ceb463
  5. #c3ac67
  6. #b8a56b
  7. #ac9e6f
  8. #a19673
  9. #968f78
  10. #8b877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcccab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec749 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d25b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c84e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcf59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fac195 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efca56 {
  color: #efca56;
}
Background
.bg-efca56 {
  background-color: #efca56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efca56 {
  border: 2px solid #efca56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efca56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 202 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efca56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efca56, #c8ef56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efca56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 202 86 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.88 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.93 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.22 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.54 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.82 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.02 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.73 #1035a9 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#efca56  rgb(239, 202, 86)  hsl(45, 83%, 64%)  Saffron
#567bef  rgb(86, 123, 239)  hsl(225, 83%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#56efca  rgb(86, 239, 202)  hsl(165, 83%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#ca56ef  rgb(202, 86, 239)  hsl(285, 83%, 64%)  Medium Orchid