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#EFD511

#efd511 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efd511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 83.53% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.88% magenta, 92.89% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 52.97°, with 87.4% saturation and 50.2% 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 14.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.6598

Complementary

  1. #efd511
  2. #112bef

Split complementary

  1. #efd511
  2. #119aef
  3. #6611ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6611
  2. #efd511
  3. #9aef11

Triadic

  1. #efd511
  2. #11efd5
  3. #d511ef

Tetradic

  1. #efd511
  2. #2bef11
  3. #112bef
  4. #d511ef

Square

  1. #efd511
  2. #11ef66
  3. #112bef
  4. #ef119a

Monochromatic

  1. #615606
  2. #a8960b
  3. #efd511
  4. #f4e259
  5. #f9eea0

Shades

#efd511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efd511
  2. #d7c00f
  3. #bfaa0e
  4. #a7950c
  5. #8f800a
  6. #786b09
  7. #605507
  8. #484005
  9. #302b03
  10. #181502
  11. #000000

Tints

#efd511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efd511
  2. #f1d929
  3. #f2dd41
  4. #f4e258
  5. #f5e670
  6. #f7ea88
  7. #f9eea0
  8. #faf2b8
  9. #fcf7cf
  10. #fdfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efd511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efd511
  2. #e4cd1c
  3. #d9c427
  4. #cebc32
  5. #c3b33d
  6. #b8ab49
  7. #aca254
  8. #a19a5f
  9. #96916a
  10. #8b8975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd5a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebcf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2d82b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edd100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1d723 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbcb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efd511 {
  color: #efd511;
}
Background
.bg-efd511 {
  background-color: #efd511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efd511 {
  border: 2px solid #efd511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efd511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 213 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efd511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efd511, #9aef11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efd511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 213 17 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.01 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 2.95 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.10 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.52 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.61 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.60 #102aee Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#efd511  rgb(239, 213, 17)  hsl(53, 87%, 50%)  Citrine
#112bef  rgb(17, 43, 239)  hsl(233, 87%, 50%)  Blue
#11efd5  rgb(17, 239, 213)  hsl(173, 87%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d511ef  rgb(213, 17, 239)  hsl(293, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple