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#EFCC2C

#efcc2c ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efcc2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.64% magenta, 81.59% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.23°, with 85.9% saturation and 55.49% 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 13.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6172

Complementary

  1. #efcc2c
  2. #2c4fef

Split complementary

  1. #efcc2c
  2. #2cb1ef
  3. #6a2cef

Analogous

  1. #ef6a2c
  2. #efcc2c
  3. #b1ef2c

Triadic

  1. #efcc2c
  2. #2cefcc
  3. #cc2cef

Tetradic

  1. #efcc2c
  2. #4fef2c
  3. #2c4fef
  4. #cc2cef

Square

  1. #efcc2c
  2. #2cef6a
  3. #2c4fef
  4. #ef2cb1

Monochromatic

  1. #796509
  2. #c0a00f
  3. #efcc2c
  4. #f4dd73
  5. #faeeba

Shades

#efcc2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcc2c
  2. #d7b828
  3. #bfa323
  4. #a78f1f
  5. #8f7a1a
  6. #786616
  7. #605212
  8. #483d0d
  9. #302909
  10. #181404
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcc2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcc2c
  2. #f1d141
  3. #f2d656
  4. #f4db6b
  5. #f5e080
  6. #f7e696
  7. #f9ebab
  8. #faf0c0
  9. #fcf5d5
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcc2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcc2c
  2. #e4c434
  3. #d9bd3d
  4. #ceb545
  5. #c3ae4e
  6. #b8a656
  7. #ac9e5e
  8. #a19767
  9. #968f6f
  10. #8b8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dccda6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd338 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7c913 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd034 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbc28d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcc2c {
  color: #efcc2c;
}
Background
.bg-efcc2c {
  background-color: #efcc2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcc2c {
  border: 2px solid #efcc2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcc2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 204 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcc2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcc2c, #b1ef2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcc2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 204 44 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.91 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.37 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.60 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.11 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.24 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.29 #1033d3 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efcc2c  rgb(239, 204, 44)  hsl(49, 86%, 55%)  Jonquil
#2c4fef  rgb(44, 79, 239)  hsl(229, 86%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#2cefcc  rgb(44, 239, 204)  hsl(169, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#cc2cef  rgb(204, 44, 239)  hsl(289, 86%, 55%)  Electric Purple