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#EFDC88

#efdc88 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efdc88 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 86.27% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.95% magenta, 43.1% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 48.93°, with 76.3% saturation and 73.53% 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 15.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 0.99.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7131

Complementary

  1. #efdc88
  2. #889bef

Split complementary

  1. #efdc88
  2. #88cfef
  3. #a888ef

Analogous

  1. #efa888
  2. #efdc88
  3. #cfef88

Triadic

  1. #efdc88
  2. #88efdc
  3. #dc88ef

Tetradic

  1. #efdc88
  2. #9bef88
  3. #889bef
  4. #dc88ef

Square

  1. #efdc88
  2. #88efa8
  3. #889bef
  4. #ef88cf

Monochromatic

  1. #c4a41a
  2. #e6c845
  3. #efdc88
  4. #f8f0cb
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#efdc88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efdc88
  2. #d7c67a
  3. #bfb06d
  4. #a79a5f
  5. #8f8452
  6. #786e44
  7. #605836
  8. #484229
  9. #302c1b
  10. #18160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#efdc88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efdc88
  2. #f1e094
  3. #f2e3a0
  4. #f4e7ac
  5. #f5eab8
  6. #f7eec4
  7. #f9f1cf
  8. #faf5db
  9. #fcf8e7
  10. #fdfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efdc88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efdc88
  2. #e4d387
  3. #d9ca86
  4. #cec086
  5. #c3b785
  6. #b8ae84
  7. #aca583
  8. #a19c82
  9. #969282
  10. #8b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4dcc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd881 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1df8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdd1c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edda84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0de8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8d5b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efdc88 {
  color: #efdc88;
}
Background
.bg-efdc88 {
  background-color: #efdc88;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efdc88 {
  border: 2px solid #efdc88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efdc88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 220 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efdc88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efdc88, #cfef88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efdc88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 220 136 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 0.99 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.04 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.62 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.21 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.46 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.96 #102377 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Buff
#efdc88  rgb(239, 220, 136)  hsl(49, 76%, 74%)  Buff
#889bef  rgb(136, 155, 239)  hsl(229, 76%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#88efdc  rgb(136, 239, 220)  hsl(169, 76%, 74%)  Turquoise
#dc88ef  rgb(220, 136, 239)  hsl(289, 76%, 74%)  Violet