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#EFD43A

#efd43a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efd43a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 83.14% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.3% magenta, 75.73% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 51.05°, with 84.98% saturation and 58.24% 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 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6574

Complementary

  1. #efd43a
  2. #3a55ef

Split complementary

  1. #efd43a
  2. #3ab0ef
  3. #7a3aef

Analogous

  1. #ef7a3a
  2. #efd43a
  3. #b0ef3a

Triadic

  1. #efd43a
  2. #3aefd4
  3. #d43aef

Tetradic

  1. #efd43a
  2. #55ef3a
  3. #3a55ef
  4. #d43aef

Square

  1. #efd43a
  2. #3aef7a
  3. #3a55ef
  4. #ef3ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #85730b
  2. #ccb011
  3. #efd43a
  4. #f5e381
  5. #faf3c8

Shades

#efd43a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efd43a
  2. #d7bf34
  3. #bfaa2e
  4. #a79429
  5. #8f7f23
  6. #786a1d
  7. #605517
  8. #484011
  9. #302a0c
  10. #181506
  11. #000000

Tints

#efd43a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efd43a
  2. #f1d84e
  3. #f2dd61
  4. #f4e175
  5. #f5e589
  6. #f7ea9d
  7. #f9eeb0
  8. #faf2c4
  9. #fcf6d8
  10. #fdfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efd43a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efd43a
  2. #e4cc41
  3. #d9c348
  4. #cebb4f
  5. #c3b256
  6. #b8aa5d
  7. #aca264
  8. #a1996b
  9. #969172
  10. #8b8879
  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 #dfd4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d845 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebd129 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d641 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbcb95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efd43a {
  color: #efd43a;
}
Background
.bg-efd43a {
  background-color: #efd43a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efd43a {
  border: 2px solid #efd43a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efd43a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 212 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efd43a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efd43a, #b0ef3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efd43a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 212 58 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.85 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.34 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.58 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.78 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.10 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.11 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.13 #102bc5 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#efd43a  rgb(239, 212, 58)  hsl(51, 85%, 58%)  Citrine
#3a55ef  rgb(58, 85, 239)  hsl(231, 85%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#3aefd4  rgb(58, 239, 212)  hsl(171, 85%, 58%)  Turquoise
#d43aef  rgb(212, 58, 239)  hsl(291, 85%, 58%)  Medium Orchid