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#EFCC23

#efcc23 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efcc23 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.64% magenta, 85.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.71°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6166

Complementary

  1. #efcc23
  2. #2346ef

Split complementary

  1. #efcc23
  2. #23acef
  3. #6623ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6623
  2. #efcc23
  3. #acef23

Triadic

  1. #efcc23
  2. #23efcc
  3. #cc23ef

Tetradic

  1. #efcc23
  2. #46ef23
  3. #2346ef
  4. #cc23ef

Square

  1. #efcc23
  2. #23ef66
  3. #2346ef
  4. #ef23ac

Monochromatic

  1. #715f08
  2. #b89b0d
  3. #efcc23
  4. #f4dd6a
  5. #f9edb2

Shades

#efcc23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcc23
  2. #d7b820
  3. #bfa31c
  4. #a78f19
  5. #8f7a15
  6. #786612
  7. #60520e
  8. #483d0b
  9. #302907
  10. #181404
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcc23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcc23
  2. #f1d139
  3. #f2d64f
  4. #f4db65
  5. #f5e07b
  6. #f7e691
  7. #f9eba7
  8. #faf0bd
  9. #fcf5d3
  10. #fdfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcc23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcc23
  2. #e4c42c
  3. #d9bd36
  4. #ceb53f
  5. #c3ae48
  6. #b8a652
  7. #ac9e5b
  8. #a19764
  9. #968f6d
  10. #8b8877
  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 #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbc28c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcc23 {
  color: #efcc23;
}
Background
.bg-efcc23 {
  background-color: #efcc23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcc23 {
  border: 2px solid #efcc23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcc23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 204 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcc23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcc23, #acef23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcc23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 204 35 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.79 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.15 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.35 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.92 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.14 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.39 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.60 #1033dc Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efcc23  rgb(239, 204, 35)  hsl(50, 86%, 54%)  Jonquil
#2346ef  rgb(35, 70, 239)  hsl(230, 86%, 54%)  Iris
#23efcc  rgb(35, 239, 204)  hsl(170, 86%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cc23ef  rgb(204, 35, 239)  hsl(290, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple