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#EFE660

#efe660 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe660 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 90.2% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.77% magenta, 59.83% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.22°, with 81.71% saturation and 65.69% 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 16.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7579

Complementary

  1. #efe660
  2. #6069ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe660
  2. #60b1ef
  3. #9f60ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9f60
  2. #efe660
  3. #b1ef60

Triadic

  1. #efe660
  2. #60efe6
  3. #e660ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe660
  2. #69ef60
  3. #6069ef
  4. #e660ef

Square

  1. #efe660
  2. #60ef9f
  3. #6069ef
  4. #ef60b1

Monochromatic

  1. #a59c11
  2. #e8db1b
  3. #efe660
  4. #f6f1a6
  5. #fdfceb

Shades

#efe660 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe660
  2. #d7cf56
  3. #bfb84d
  4. #a7a143
  5. #8f8a3a
  6. #787330
  7. #605c26
  8. #48451d
  9. #302e13
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe660 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe660
  2. #f1e970
  3. #f2eb80
  4. #f4ee90
  5. #f5f0a0
  6. #f7f3b0
  7. #f9f5bf
  8. #faf8cf
  9. #fcfadf
  10. #fdfdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe660 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe660
  2. #e4dc63
  3. #d9d266
  4. #cec76a
  5. #c3bd6d
  6. #b8b370
  7. #aca973
  8. #a19f76
  9. #96947a
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e3bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8de51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce468 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e157 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e565 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe660 {
  color: #efe660;
}
Background
.bg-efe660 {
  background-color: #efe660;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe660 {
  border: 2px solid #efe660;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe660;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 230 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe660 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe660, #b1ef60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe660 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 230 96 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.08 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.22 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.32 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.45 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.71 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.19 #10199f Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efe660  rgb(239, 230, 96)  hsl(56, 82%, 66%)  Icterine
#6069ef  rgb(96, 105, 239)  hsl(236, 82%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#60efe6  rgb(96, 239, 230)  hsl(176, 82%, 66%)  Bright Turquoise
#e660ef  rgb(230, 96, 239)  hsl(296, 82%, 66%)  Heliotrope