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#EFE855

#efe855 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe855 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 90.98% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.93% magenta, 64.44% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.27°, with 82.8% saturation and 63.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7672

Complementary

  1. #efe855
  2. #555cef

Split complementary

  1. #efe855
  2. #55a9ef
  3. #9b55ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9b55
  2. #efe855
  3. #a9ef55

Triadic

  1. #efe855
  2. #55efe8
  3. #e855ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe855
  2. #5cef55
  3. #555cef
  4. #e855ef

Square

  1. #efe855
  2. #55ef9b
  3. #555cef
  4. #ef55a9

Monochromatic

  1. #9c960f
  2. #e2d915
  3. #efe855
  4. #f6f19b
  5. #fcfbe1

Shades

#efe855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe855
  2. #d7d14d
  3. #bfba44
  4. #a7a23c
  5. #8f8b33
  6. #78742b
  7. #605d22
  8. #48461a
  9. #302e11
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe855
  2. #f1ea66
  3. #f2ed77
  4. #f4ef88
  5. #f5f199
  6. #f7f4aa
  7. #f9f6bb
  8. #faf8cc
  9. #fcfadd
  10. #fdfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe855
  2. #e4de59
  3. #d9d35e
  4. #cec962
  5. #c3be66
  6. #b8b46b
  7. #acaa6f
  8. #a19f73
  9. #969577
  10. #8b8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e5bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe041 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee65e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6e34a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e75b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9dfa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe855 {
  color: #efe855;
}
Background
.bg-efe855 {
  background-color: #efe855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe855 {
  border: 2px solid #efe855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 232 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe855, #a9ef55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 232 85 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.41 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.18 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.81 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.44 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.51 #1017aa Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efe855  rgb(239, 232, 85)  hsl(57, 83%, 64%)  Icterine
#555cef  rgb(85, 92, 239)  hsl(237, 83%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#55efe8  rgb(85, 239, 232)  hsl(177, 83%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise
#e855ef  rgb(232, 85, 239)  hsl(297, 83%, 64%)  Fuchsia