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#EFCD02

#efcd02 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efcd02 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 80.39% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.23% magenta, 99.16% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 51.39°, with 98.34% saturation and 47.25% 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 13.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6202

Complementary

  1. #efcd02
  2. #0224ef

Split complementary

  1. #efcd02
  2. #029aef
  3. #5602ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5602
  2. #efcd02
  3. #9aef02

Triadic

  1. #efcd02
  2. #02efcd
  3. #cd02ef

Tetradic

  1. #efcd02
  2. #24ef02
  3. #0224ef
  4. #cd02ef

Square

  1. #efcd02
  2. #02ef56
  3. #0224ef
  4. #ef029a

Monochromatic

  1. #574b01
  2. #a38c01
  3. #efcd02
  4. #fde240
  5. #feee8c

Shades

#efcd02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcd02
  2. #d7b902
  3. #bfa402
  4. #a79001
  5. #8f7b01
  6. #786701
  7. #605201
  8. #483e01
  9. #302900
  10. #181500
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcd02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcd02
  2. #f1d21b
  3. #f2d735
  4. #f4dc4e
  5. #f5e167
  6. #f7e681
  7. #f9eb9a
  8. #faf0b3
  9. #fcf5cc
  10. #fdfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcd02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcd02
  2. #e4c50f
  3. #d9be1b
  4. #ceb628
  5. #c3ae34
  6. #b8a741
  7. #ac9f4e
  8. #a1975a
  9. #968f67
  10. #8b8873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dccea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd323 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbcaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd11a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbc38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcd02 {
  color: #efcd02;
}
Background
.bg-efcd02 {
  background-color: #efcd02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcd02 {
  border: 2px solid #efcd02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcd02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 205 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcd02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcd02, #9aef02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcd02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 205 2 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.22 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 2.93 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.45 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.21 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.59 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.97 #1032fd Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efcd02  rgb(239, 205, 2)  hsl(51, 98%, 47%)  Jonquil
#0224ef  rgb(2, 36, 239)  hsl(231, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#02efcd  rgb(2, 239, 205)  hsl(171, 98%, 47%)  Turquoise
#cd02ef  rgb(205, 2, 239)  hsl(291, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple