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#EFE94C

#efe94c ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe94c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 91.37% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.51% magenta, 68.2% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.79°, with 83.59% saturation and 61.76% 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 16.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.7715

Complementary

  1. #efe94c
  2. #4c52ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe94c
  2. #4ca3ef
  3. #974cef

Analogous

  1. #ef974c
  2. #efe94c
  3. #a3ef4c

Triadic

  1. #efe94c
  2. #4cefe9
  3. #e94cef

Tetradic

  1. #efe94c
  2. #52ef4c
  3. #4c52ef
  4. #e94cef

Square

  1. #efe94c
  2. #4cef97
  3. #4c52ef
  4. #ef4ca3

Monochromatic

  1. #95900d
  2. #dbd414
  3. #efe94c
  4. #f5f292
  5. #fcfad8

Shades

#efe94c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe94c
  2. #d7d244
  3. #bfba3d
  4. #a7a335
  5. #8f8c2e
  6. #787526
  7. #605d1e
  8. #484617
  9. #302f0f
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe94c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe94c
  2. #f1eb5e
  3. #f2ed70
  4. #f4f082
  5. #f5f294
  6. #f7f4a6
  7. #f9f6b7
  8. #faf8c9
  9. #fcfbdb
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe94c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe94c
  2. #e4df51
  3. #d9d456
  4. #ceca5c
  5. #c3bf61
  6. #b8b566
  7. #acaa6b
  8. #a1a070
  9. #969576
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e6ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce033 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe657 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e43f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e753 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e0a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe94c {
  color: #efe94c;
}
Background
.bg-efe94c {
  background-color: #efe94c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe94c {
  border: 2px solid #efe94c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe94c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 233 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe94c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe94c, #a3ef4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe94c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 233 76 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.98 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.08 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.42 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.62 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.65 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.85 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.03 #1016b3 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efe94c  rgb(239, 233, 76)  hsl(58, 84%, 62%)  Icterine
#4c52ef  rgb(76, 82, 239)  hsl(238, 84%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4cefe9  rgb(76, 239, 233)  hsl(178, 84%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#e94cef  rgb(233, 76, 239)  hsl(298, 84%, 62%)  Fuchsia