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#EFE562

#efe562 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe562 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.8% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.18% magenta, 59% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.74°, 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 16.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.7527

Complementary

  1. #efe562
  2. #626cef

Split complementary

  1. #efe562
  2. #62b3ef
  3. #9e62ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9e62
  2. #efe562
  3. #b3ef62

Triadic

  1. #efe562
  2. #62efe5
  3. #e562ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe562
  2. #6cef62
  3. #626cef
  4. #e562ef

Square

  1. #efe562
  2. #62ef9e
  3. #626cef
  4. #ef62b3

Monochromatic

  1. #a79c11
  2. #e8d91d
  3. #efe562
  4. #f6f0a7
  5. #fdfcec

Shades

#efe562 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe562
  2. #d7ce58
  3. #bfb74e
  4. #a7a045
  5. #8f893b
  6. #787331
  7. #605c27
  8. #48451d
  9. #302e14
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe562 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe562
  2. #f1e872
  3. #f2ea81
  4. #f4ed91
  5. #f5efa1
  6. #f7f2b1
  7. #f9f5c0
  8. #faf7d0
  9. #fcfae0
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe562 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe562
  2. #e4db65
  3. #d9d168
  4. #cec76b
  5. #c3bd6e
  6. #b8b371
  7. #aca874
  8. #a19e77
  9. #96947a
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e3bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7de53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe469 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd7c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e15a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e466 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dda9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe562 {
  color: #efe562;
}
Background
.bg-efe562 {
  background-color: #efe562;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe562 {
  border: 2px solid #efe562;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe562;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 229 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe562 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe562, #b3ef62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe562 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 229 98 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.21 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.22 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.42 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.60 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.78 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.84 #101a9d Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Straw
#efe562  rgb(239, 229, 98)  hsl(56, 82%, 66%)  Straw
#626cef  rgb(98, 108, 239)  hsl(236, 82%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#62efe5  rgb(98, 239, 229)  hsl(176, 82%, 66%)  Bright Turquoise
#e562ef  rgb(229, 98, 239)  hsl(296, 82%, 66%)  Heliotrope