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#EFCD09

#efcd09 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efcd09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.23% magenta, 96.23% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 51.13°, with 92.74% saturation and 48.63% 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.6203

Complementary

  1. #efcd09
  2. #092bef

Split complementary

  1. #efcd09
  2. #099eef
  3. #5a09ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5a09
  2. #efcd09
  3. #9eef09

Triadic

  1. #efcd09
  2. #09efcd
  3. #cd09ef

Tetradic

  1. #efcd09
  2. #2bef09
  3. #092bef
  4. #cd09ef

Square

  1. #efcd09
  2. #09ef5a
  3. #092bef
  4. #ef099e

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4f03
  2. #a58e06
  3. #efcd09
  4. #f8df4c
  5. #fbec96

Shades

#efcd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcd09
  2. #d7b908
  3. #bfa407
  4. #a79006
  5. #8f7b05
  6. #786705
  7. #605204
  8. #483e03
  9. #302902
  10. #181501
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcd09
  2. #f1d222
  3. #f2d73a
  4. #f4dc53
  5. #f5e16b
  6. #f7e684
  7. #f9eb9d
  8. #faf0b5
  9. #fcf5ce
  10. #fdfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcd09
  2. #e4c515
  3. #d9be21
  4. #ceb62d
  5. #c3ae39
  6. #b8a745
  7. #ac9f50
  8. #a1975c
  9. #968f68
  10. #8b8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 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 #ecd325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbcaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd11d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbc38b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcd09 {
  color: #efcd09;
}
Background
.bg-efcd09 {
  background-color: #efcd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcd09 {
  border: 2px solid #efcd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcd09, #9eef09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.18 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 2.95 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.99 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.46 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.24 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.89 #1032f6 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efcd09  rgb(239, 205, 9)  hsl(51, 93%, 49%)  Jonquil
#092bef  rgb(9, 43, 239)  hsl(231, 93%, 49%)  Blue
#09efcd  rgb(9, 239, 205)  hsl(171, 93%, 49%)  Turquoise
#cd09ef  rgb(205, 9, 239)  hsl(291, 93%, 49%)  Electric Purple