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#EFCD44

#efcd44 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efcd44 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 80.39% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.23% magenta, 71.55% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 48.07°, with 84.24% saturation and 60.2% 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 13.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6243

Complementary

  1. #efcd44
  2. #4466ef

Split complementary

  1. #efcd44
  2. #44bcef
  3. #7844ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7844
  2. #efcd44
  3. #bcef44

Triadic

  1. #efcd44
  2. #44efcd
  3. #cd44ef

Tetradic

  1. #efcd44
  2. #66ef44
  3. #4466ef
  4. #cd44ef

Square

  1. #efcd44
  2. #44ef78
  3. #4466ef
  4. #ef44bc

Monochromatic

  1. #8e740c
  2. #d4ae12
  3. #efcd44
  4. #f5e08a
  5. #fbf3d1

Shades

#efcd44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcd44
  2. #d7b93d
  3. #bfa436
  4. #a79030
  5. #8f7b29
  6. #786722
  7. #60521b
  8. #483e14
  9. #30290e
  10. #181507
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcd44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcd44
  2. #f1d257
  3. #f2d769
  4. #f4dc7c
  5. #f5e18f
  6. #f7e6a2
  7. #f9ebb4
  8. #faf0c7
  9. #fcf5da
  10. #fdfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcd44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcd44
  2. #e4c54a
  3. #d9be50
  4. #ceb656
  5. #c3ae5c
  6. #b8a762
  7. #ac9f68
  8. #a1976e
  9. #968f74
  10. #8b887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddcea9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c92f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd44c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbdb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7cb38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd149 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbc492 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcd44 {
  color: #efcd44;
}
Background
.bg-efcd44 {
  background-color: #efcd44;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcd44 {
  border: 2px solid #efcd44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcd44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 205 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcd44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcd44, #bcef44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcd44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 205 68 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.17 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.28 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.41 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.99 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.35 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.52 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.75 #1032bb Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Jonquil
#efcd44  rgb(239, 205, 68)  hsl(48, 84%, 60%)  Jonquil
#4466ef  rgb(68, 102, 239)  hsl(228, 84%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#44efcd  rgb(68, 239, 205)  hsl(168, 84%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#cd44ef  rgb(205, 68, 239)  hsl(288, 84%, 60%)  Medium Orchid