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#EFD40A

#efd40a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efd40a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 83.14% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.3% magenta, 95.82% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 52.93°, with 91.97% saturation and 48.82% 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 14.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6546

Complementary

  1. #efd40a
  2. #0a25ef

Split complementary

  1. #efd40a
  2. #0a97ef
  3. #620aef

Analogous

  1. #ef620a
  2. #efd40a
  3. #97ef0a

Triadic

  1. #efd40a
  2. #0aefd4
  3. #d40aef

Tetradic

  1. #efd40a
  2. #25ef0a
  3. #0a25ef
  4. #d40aef

Square

  1. #efd40a
  2. #0aef62
  3. #0a25ef
  4. #ef0a97

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5204
  2. #a69307
  3. #efd40a
  4. #f8e44e
  5. #fbef97

Shades

#efd40a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efd40a
  2. #d7bf09
  3. #bfaa08
  4. #a79407
  5. #8f7f06
  6. #786a05
  7. #605504
  8. #484003
  9. #302a02
  10. #181501
  11. #000000

Tints

#efd40a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efd40a
  2. #f1d823
  3. #f2dd3b
  4. #f4e154
  5. #f5e56c
  6. #f7ea85
  7. #f9ee9d
  8. #faf2b6
  9. #fcf6ce
  10. #fdfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efd40a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efd40a
  2. #e4cc16
  3. #d9c322
  4. #cebb2d
  5. #c3b239
  6. #b8aa45
  7. #aca251
  8. #a1995d
  9. #969168
  10. #8b8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d828 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d61f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbca90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efd40a {
  color: #efd40a;
}
Background
.bg-efd40a {
  background-color: #efd40a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efd40a {
  border: 2px solid #efd40a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efd40a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 212 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efd40a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efd40a, #97ef0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efd40a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 212 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.08 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 2.99 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.25 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.33 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.94 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.15 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.32 #102bf5 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#efd40a  rgb(239, 212, 10)  hsl(53, 92%, 49%)  Citrine
#0a25ef  rgb(10, 37, 239)  hsl(233, 92%, 49%)  Blue
#0aefd4  rgb(10, 239, 212)  hsl(173, 92%, 49%)  Turquoise
#d40aef  rgb(212, 10, 239)  hsl(293, 92%, 49%)  Electric Purple