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#EFE468

#efe468 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe468 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.41% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.6% magenta, 56.49% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.11°, with 80.84% saturation and 67.25% 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 15.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7484

Complementary

  1. #efe468
  2. #6873ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe468
  2. #68b6ef
  3. #a068ef

Analogous

  1. #efa068
  2. #efe468
  3. #b6ef68

Triadic

  1. #efe468
  2. #68efe4
  3. #e468ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe468
  2. #73ef68
  3. #6873ef
  4. #e468ef

Square

  1. #efe468
  2. #68efa0
  3. #6873ef
  4. #ef68b6

Monochromatic

  1. #ac9f12
  2. #e8d823
  3. #efe468
  4. #f6f0ad
  5. #fdfced

Shades

#efe468 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe468
  2. #d7cd5e
  3. #bfb653
  4. #a7a049
  5. #8f893e
  6. #787234
  7. #605b2a
  8. #48441f
  9. #302e15
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe468 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe468
  2. #f1e777
  3. #f2e986
  4. #f4ec95
  5. #f5efa4
  6. #f7f2b4
  7. #f9f4c3
  8. #faf7d2
  9. #fcfae1
  10. #fdfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe468 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe468
  2. #e4da6a
  3. #d9d06d
  4. #cec66f
  5. #c3bc72
  6. #b8b274
  7. #aca876
  8. #a19e79
  9. #96947b
  10. #8b8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e2bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6dd5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae36e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd6c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3e061 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e46c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dcab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe468 {
  color: #efe468;
}
Background
.bg-efe468 {
  background-color: #efe468;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe468 {
  border: 2px solid #efe468;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe468;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 228 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 81% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe468 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe468, #b6ef68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe468 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 228 104 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.21 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.69 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.82 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.05 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.28 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.53 #101b97 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Straw
#efe468  rgb(239, 228, 104)  hsl(55, 81%, 67%)  Straw
#6873ef  rgb(104, 115, 239)  hsl(235, 81%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#68efe4  rgb(104, 239, 228)  hsl(175, 81%, 67%)  Bright Turquoise
#e468ef  rgb(228, 104, 239)  hsl(295, 81%, 67%)  Heliotrope