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#EFDA72

#efda72 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efda72 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 85.49% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.79% magenta, 52.3% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.92°, with 79.62% saturation and 69.22% 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 14.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6971

Complementary

  1. #efda72
  2. #7287ef

Split complementary

  1. #efda72
  2. #72c6ef
  3. #9c72ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9c72
  2. #efda72
  3. #c6ef72

Triadic

  1. #efda72
  2. #72efda
  3. #da72ef

Tetradic

  1. #efda72
  2. #87ef72
  3. #7287ef
  4. #da72ef

Square

  1. #efda72
  2. #72ef9c
  3. #7287ef
  4. #ef72c6

Monochromatic

  1. #b49914
  2. #e7c82d
  3. #efda72
  4. #f7ecb7
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#efda72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efda72
  2. #d7c467
  3. #bfae5b
  4. #a79950
  5. #8f8344
  6. #786d39
  7. #60572e
  8. #484122
  9. #302c17
  10. #18160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#efda72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efda72
  2. #f1de80
  3. #f2e18e
  4. #f4e59c
  5. #f5e9aa
  6. #f7edb9
  7. #f9f0c7
  8. #faf4d5
  9. #fcf8e3
  10. #fdfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efda72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efda72
  2. #e4d173
  3. #d9c875
  4. #cebf76
  5. #c3b678
  6. #b8ad79
  7. #aca47a
  8. #a19b7c
  9. #96927d
  10. #8b897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd569 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1dd77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcdc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edd76c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0dc75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9d2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efda72 {
  color: #efda72;
}
Background
.bg-efda72 {
  background-color: #efda72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efda72 {
  border: 2px solid #efda72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efda72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 218 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 80% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efda72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efda72, #c6ef72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efda72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 218 114 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.14 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.22 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.79 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.67 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.36 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.89 #10258d Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Buff
#efda72  rgb(239, 218, 114)  hsl(50, 80%, 69%)  Buff
#7287ef  rgb(114, 135, 239)  hsl(230, 80%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#72efda  rgb(114, 239, 218)  hsl(170, 80%, 69%)  Turquoise
#da72ef  rgb(218, 114, 239)  hsl(290, 80%, 69%)  Heliotrope