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#EFD98A

#efd98a ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efd98a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 85.1% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.21% magenta, 42.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.93°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% 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 14.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6981

Complementary

  1. #efd98a
  2. #8aa0ef

Split complementary

  1. #efd98a
  2. #8ad2ef
  3. #a68aef

Analogous

  1. #efa68a
  2. #efd98a
  3. #d2ef8a

Triadic

  1. #efd98a
  2. #8aefd9
  3. #d98aef

Tetradic

  1. #efd98a
  2. #a0ef8a
  3. #8aa0ef
  4. #d98aef

Square

  1. #efd98a
  2. #8aefa6
  3. #8aa0ef
  4. #ef8ad2

Monochromatic

  1. #c5a01b
  2. #e6c347
  3. #efd98a
  4. #f8efcd
  5. #fdf9ed

Shades

#efd98a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efd98a
  2. #d7c37c
  3. #bfae6e
  4. #a79861
  5. #8f8253
  6. #786d45
  7. #605737
  8. #484129
  9. #302b1c
  10. #18160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#efd98a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efd98a
  2. #f1dd96
  3. #f2e1a1
  4. #f4e4ad
  5. #f5e8b9
  6. #f7ecc5
  7. #f9f0d0
  8. #faf4dc
  9. #fcf7e8
  10. #fdfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efd98a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efd98a
  2. #e4d089
  3. #d9c788
  4. #cebe87
  5. #c3b586
  6. #b8ad85
  7. #aca484
  8. #a19b83
  9. #969282
  10. #8b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2d9bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d684 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eedd8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdcec5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebd786 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eedb8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8d2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efd98a {
  color: #efd98a;
}
Background
.bg-efd98a {
  background-color: #efd98a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efd98a {
  border: 2px solid #efd98a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efd98a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 217 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efd98a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efd98a, #d2ef8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efd98a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 217 138 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.03 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.29 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.01 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.57 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.34 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.25 #102675 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Buff
#efd98a  rgb(239, 217, 138)  hsl(47, 76%, 74%)  Buff
#8aa0ef  rgb(138, 160, 239)  hsl(227, 76%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#8aefd9  rgb(138, 239, 217)  hsl(167, 76%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#d98aef  rgb(217, 138, 239)  hsl(287, 76%, 74%)  Violet