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#EFDC62

#efdc62 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efdc62 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 86.27% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.95% magenta, 59% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 51.91°, with 81.5% saturation and 66.08% 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 15.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.7042

Complementary

  1. #efdc62
  2. #6275ef

Split complementary

  1. #efdc62
  2. #62bcef
  3. #9562ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9562
  2. #efdc62
  3. #bcef62

Triadic

  1. #efdc62
  2. #62efdc
  3. #dc62ef

Tetradic

  1. #efdc62
  2. #75ef62
  3. #6275ef
  4. #dc62ef

Square

  1. #efdc62
  2. #62ef95
  3. #6275ef
  4. #ef62bc

Monochromatic

  1. #a79311
  2. #e8cd1d
  3. #efdc62
  4. #f6eba7
  5. #fdfbec

Shades

#efdc62 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdc62
  2. #d7c658
  3. #bfb04e
  4. #a79a45
  5. #8f843b
  6. #786e31
  7. #605827
  8. #48421d
  9. #302c14
  10. #18160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdc62 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdc62
  2. #f1e072
  3. #f2e381
  4. #f4e791
  5. #f5eaa1
  6. #f7eeb1
  7. #f9f1c0
  8. #faf5d0
  9. #fcf8e0
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdc62 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdc62
  2. #e4d365
  3. #d9ca68
  4. #cec06b
  5. #c3b76e
  6. #b8ae71
  7. #aca574
  8. #a19c77
  9. #96927a
  10. #8b897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dbb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd655 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4de68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd95a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dd66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9d4a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdc62 {
  color: #efdc62;
}
Background
.bg-efdc62 {
  background-color: #efdc62;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdc62 {
  border: 2px solid #efdc62;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdc62;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 220 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdc62 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdc62, #bcef62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdc62 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 220 98 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.06 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.42 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.15 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.33 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.36 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.49 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.82 #10239d Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Straw
#efdc62  rgb(239, 220, 98)  hsl(52, 82%, 66%)  Straw
#6275ef  rgb(98, 117, 239)  hsl(232, 82%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#62efdc  rgb(98, 239, 220)  hsl(172, 82%, 66%)  Turquoise
#dc62ef  rgb(220, 98, 239)  hsl(292, 82%, 66%)  Heliotrope