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#efcb1e ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efcb1e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 79.61% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.06% magenta, 87.45% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.67°, with 86.72% saturation and 52.75% 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.51.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6116

Complementary

  1. #efcb1e
  2. #1e42ef

Split complementary

  1. #efcb1e
  2. #1eaaef
  3. #631eef

Analogous

  1. #ef631e
  2. #efcb1e
  3. #aaef1e

Triadic

  1. #efcb1e
  2. #1eefcb
  3. #cb1eef

Tetradic

  1. #efcb1e
  2. #42ef1e
  3. #1e42ef
  4. #cb1eef

Square

  1. #efcb1e
  2. #1eef63
  3. #1e42ef
  4. #ef1eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5b08
  2. #b4970d
  3. #efcb1e
  4. #f4dc65
  5. #f9ecad

Shades

#efcb1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcb1e
  2. #d7b71b
  3. #bfa218
  4. #a78e15
  5. #8f7a12
  6. #78660f
  7. #60510c
  8. #483d09
  9. #302906
  10. #181403
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcb1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcb1e
  2. #f1d035
  3. #f2d54b
  4. #f4db62
  5. #f5e078
  6. #f7e58f
  7. #f9eaa5
  8. #faefbc
  9. #fcf5d2
  10. #fdfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcb1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcb1e
  2. #e4c428
  3. #d9bc32
  4. #ceb53b
  5. #c3ad45
  6. #b8a64f
  7. #ac9e59
  8. #a19763
  9. #968f6c
  10. #8b8876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dccca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd22f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7c800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eccf29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbc18b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcb1e {
  color: #efcb1e;
}
Background
.bg-efcb1e {
  background-color: #efcb1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcb1e {
  border: 2px solid #efcb1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcb1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 203 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcb1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcb1e, #aaef1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcb1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 203 30 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.51 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.07 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.37 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.14 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.24 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.83 #1034e1 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efcb1e  rgb(239, 203, 30)  hsl(50, 87%, 53%)  Jonquil
#1e42ef  rgb(30, 66, 239)  hsl(230, 87%, 53%)  Iris
#1eefcb  rgb(30, 239, 203)  hsl(170, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#cb1eef  rgb(203, 30, 239)  hsl(290, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple