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#EFD188

#efd188 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efd188 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 81.96% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 43.1% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.52°, with 76.3% saturation and 73.53% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6573

Complementary

  1. #efd188
  2. #88a6ef

Split complementary

  1. #efd188
  2. #88daef
  3. #9d88ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9d88
  2. #efd188
  3. #daef88

Triadic

  1. #efd188
  2. #88efd1
  3. #d188ef

Tetradic

  1. #efd188
  2. #a6ef88
  3. #88a6ef
  4. #d188ef

Square

  1. #efd188
  2. #88ef9d
  3. #88a6ef
  4. #ef88da

Monochromatic

  1. #c4921a
  2. #e6b745
  3. #efd188
  4. #f8ebcb
  5. #fdf8ed

Shades

#efd188 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efd188
  2. #d7bc7a
  3. #bfa76d
  4. #a7925f
  5. #8f7d52
  6. #786944
  7. #605436
  8. #483f29
  9. #302a1b
  10. #18150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#efd188 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efd188
  2. #f1d694
  3. #f2daa0
  4. #f4dfac
  5. #f5e3b8
  6. #f7e8c4
  7. #f9edcf
  8. #faf1db
  9. #fcf6e7
  10. #fdfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efd188 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efd188
  2. #e4c987
  3. #d9c186
  4. #ceb986
  5. #c3b185
  6. #b8a984
  7. #aca083
  8. #a19882
  9. #969082
  10. #8b8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd3ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cf82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d78a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fec6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d085 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd589 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8caac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efd188 {
  color: #efd188;
}
Background
.bg-efd188 {
  background-color: #efd188;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efd188 {
  border: 2px solid #efd188;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efd188;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 209 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efd188 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efd188, #daef88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efd188 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 209 136 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.88 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.26 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.50 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.63 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.67 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.89 #102e77 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Buff
#efd188  rgb(239, 209, 136)  hsl(43, 76%, 74%)  Buff
#88a6ef  rgb(136, 166, 239)  hsl(223, 76%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#88efd1  rgb(136, 239, 209)  hsl(163, 76%, 74%)  Aquamarine
#d188ef  rgb(209, 136, 239)  hsl(283, 76%, 74%)  Heliotrope