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#EFCC1E

#efcc1e ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efcc1e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 80% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.64% magenta, 87.45% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.95°, 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 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6163

Complementary

  1. #efcc1e
  2. #1e41ef

Split complementary

  1. #efcc1e
  2. #1eaaef
  3. #641eef

Analogous

  1. #ef641e
  2. #efcc1e
  3. #aaef1e

Triadic

  1. #efcc1e
  2. #1eefcc
  3. #cc1eef

Tetradic

  1. #efcc1e
  2. #41ef1e
  3. #1e41ef
  4. #cc1eef

Square

  1. #efcc1e
  2. #1eef64
  3. #1e41ef
  4. #ef1eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5b08
  2. #b4980d
  3. #efcc1e
  4. #f4dc65
  5. #f9ecad

Shades

#efcc1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcc1e
  2. #d7b81b
  3. #bfa318
  4. #a78f15
  5. #8f7a12
  6. #78660f
  7. #60520c
  8. #483d09
  9. #302906
  10. #181403
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcc1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcc1e
  2. #f1d135
  3. #f2d64b
  4. #f4db62
  5. #f5e078
  6. #f7e68f
  7. #f9eba5
  8. #faf0bc
  9. #fcf5d2
  10. #fdfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcc1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcc1e
  2. #e4c428
  3. #d9bd32
  4. #ceb53b
  5. #c3ae45
  6. #b8a64f
  7. #ac9e59
  8. #a19763
  9. #968f6c
  10. #8b8876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dccda5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd32f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd029 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbc28c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcc1e {
  color: #efcc1e;
}
Background
.bg-efcc1e {
  background-color: #efcc1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcc1e {
  border: 2px solid #efcc1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcc1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 204 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcc1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcc1e, #aaef1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcc1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 204 30 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.77 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.07 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.24 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.85 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.25 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.48 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.71 #1033e1 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efcc1e  rgb(239, 204, 30)  hsl(50, 87%, 53%)  Jonquil
#1e41ef  rgb(30, 65, 239)  hsl(230, 87%, 53%)  Iris
#1eefcc  rgb(30, 239, 204)  hsl(170, 87%, 53%)  Turquoise
#cc1eef  rgb(204, 30, 239)  hsl(290, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple