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#EFE661

#efe661 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe661 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 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.77% magenta, 59.41% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.2°, with 81.61% saturation and 65.88% 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 3.92.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7581

Complementary

  1. #efe661
  2. #616aef

Split complementary

  1. #efe661
  2. #61b1ef
  3. #9f61ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9f61
  2. #efe661
  3. #b1ef61

Triadic

  1. #efe661
  2. #61efe6
  3. #e661ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe661
  2. #6aef61
  3. #616aef
  4. #e661ef

Square

  1. #efe661
  2. #61ef9f
  3. #616aef
  4. #ef61b1

Monochromatic

  1. #a69d11
  2. #e8db1c
  3. #efe661
  4. #f6f1a6
  5. #fdfcec

Shades

#efe661 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe661
  2. #d7cf57
  3. #bfb84e
  4. #a7a144
  5. #8f8a3a
  6. #787331
  7. #605c27
  8. #48451d
  9. #302e13
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe661 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe661
  2. #f1e971
  3. #f2eb81
  4. #f4ee90
  5. #f5f0a0
  6. #f7f3b0
  7. #f9f5c0
  8. #faf8d0
  9. #fcfadf
  10. #fdfdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe661 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe661
  2. #e4dc64
  3. #d9d267
  4. #cec76a
  5. #c3bd6d
  6. #b8b371
  7. #aca974
  8. #a19f77
  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 #f8de52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce468 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd8ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e158 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e566 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9deaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe661 {
  color: #efe661;
}
Background
.bg-efe661 {
  background-color: #efe661;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe661 {
  border: 2px solid #efe661;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe661;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 230 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe661 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe661, #b1ef61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe661 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 230 97 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.92 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.18 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.43 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.48 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.61 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.15 #10199e Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efe661  rgb(239, 230, 97)  hsl(56, 82%, 66%)  Icterine
#616aef  rgb(97, 106, 239)  hsl(236, 82%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#61efe6  rgb(97, 239, 230)  hsl(176, 82%, 66%)  Bright Turquoise
#e661ef  rgb(230, 97, 239)  hsl(296, 82%, 66%)  Heliotrope