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#EFCD0F

#efcd0f ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efcd0f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.23% magenta, 93.72% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 50.89°, with 88.19% saturation and 49.8% 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 2.14.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6205

Complementary

  1. #efcd0f
  2. #0f31ef

Split complementary

  1. #efcd0f
  2. #0fa1ef
  3. #5d0fef

Analogous

  1. #ef5d0f
  2. #efcd0f
  3. #a1ef0f

Triadic

  1. #efcd0f
  2. #0fefcd
  3. #cd0fef

Tetradic

  1. #efcd0f
  2. #31ef0f
  3. #0f31ef
  4. #cd0fef

Square

  1. #efcd0f
  2. #0fef5d
  3. #0f31ef
  4. #ef0fa1

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5106
  2. #a78f0a
  3. #efcd0f
  4. #f4dc56
  5. #f9eb9e

Shades

#efcd0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcd0f
  2. #d7b90e
  3. #bfa40c
  4. #a7900b
  5. #8f7b09
  6. #786708
  7. #605206
  8. #483e05
  9. #302903
  10. #181502
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcd0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcd0f
  2. #f1d227
  3. #f2d73f
  4. #f4dc57
  5. #f5e16f
  6. #f7e687
  7. #f9eb9f
  8. #faf0b7
  9. #fcf5cf
  10. #fdfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcd0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcd0f
  2. #e4c51a
  3. #d9be26
  4. #ceb631
  5. #c3ae3c
  6. #b8a748
  7. #ac9f53
  8. #a1975e
  9. #968f69
  10. #8b8875
  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 #dccea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbcaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd120 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbc38b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcd0f {
  color: #efcd0f;
}
Background
.bg-efcd0f {
  background-color: #efcd0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcd0f {
  border: 2px solid #efcd0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcd0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 205 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 88% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcd0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcd0f, #a1ef0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcd0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 205 15 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.14 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 2.98 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.00 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.47 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.28 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.56 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.82 #1032f0 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efcd0f  rgb(239, 205, 15)  hsl(51, 88%, 50%)  Jonquil
#0f31ef  rgb(15, 49, 239)  hsl(231, 88%, 50%)  Blue
#0fefcd  rgb(15, 239, 205)  hsl(171, 88%, 50%)  Turquoise
#cd0fef  rgb(205, 15, 239)  hsl(291, 88%, 50%)  Electric Purple