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#EFE950

#efe950 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efe950 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 91.37% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.51% magenta, 66.53% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.74°, with 83.25% saturation and 62.55% 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 16.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7721

Complementary

  1. #efe950
  2. #5056ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe950
  2. #50a5ef
  3. #9a50ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9a50
  2. #efe950
  3. #a5ef50

Triadic

  1. #efe950
  2. #50efe9
  3. #e950ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe950
  2. #56ef50
  3. #5056ef
  4. #e950ef

Square

  1. #efe950
  2. #50ef9a
  3. #5056ef
  4. #ef50a5

Monochromatic

  1. #98930e
  2. #ded714
  3. #efe950
  4. #f5f296
  5. #fcfbdc

Shades

#efe950 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe950
  2. #d7d248
  3. #bfba40
  4. #a7a338
  5. #8f8c30
  6. #787528
  7. #605d20
  8. #484618
  9. #302f10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe950 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe950
  2. #f1eb62
  3. #f2ed73
  4. #f4f085
  5. #f5f296
  6. #f7f4a8
  7. #f9f6b9
  8. #faf8cb
  9. #fcfbdc
  10. #fdfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe950 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe950
  2. #e4df55
  3. #d9d45a
  4. #ceca5e
  5. #c3bf63
  6. #b8b568
  7. #acaa6d
  8. #a1a072
  9. #969576
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce03a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe65a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e444 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e756 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e0a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe950 {
  color: #efe950;
}
Background
.bg-efe950 {
  background-color: #efe950;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe950 {
  border: 2px solid #efe950;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe950;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 233 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe950 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe950, #a5ef50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe950 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 233 80 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.28 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.75 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.59 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.90 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.13 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.31 #1016af Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efe950  rgb(239, 233, 80)  hsl(58, 83%, 63%)  Icterine
#5056ef  rgb(80, 86, 239)  hsl(238, 83%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#50efe9  rgb(80, 239, 233)  hsl(178, 83%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#e950ef  rgb(233, 80, 239)  hsl(298, 83%, 63%)  Fuchsia