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#EFE970

#efe970 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efe970 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 91.37% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.51% magenta, 53.14% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.17°, with 79.87% saturation and 68.82% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.778

Complementary

  1. #efe970
  2. #7076ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe970
  2. #70b5ef
  3. #aa70ef

Analogous

  1. #efaa70
  2. #efe970
  3. #b5ef70

Triadic

  1. #efe970
  2. #70efe9
  3. #e970ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe970
  2. #76ef70
  3. #7076ef
  4. #e970ef

Square

  1. #efe970
  2. #70efaa
  3. #7076ef
  4. #ef70b5

Monochromatic

  1. #b2ab14
  2. #e7de2b
  3. #efe970
  4. #f7f4b5
  5. #fdfced

Shades

#efe970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe970
  2. #d7d265
  3. #bfba5a
  4. #a7a34e
  5. #8f8c43
  6. #787538
  7. #605d2d
  8. #484622
  9. #302f16
  10. #18170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe970
  2. #f1eb7e
  3. #f2ed8d
  4. #f4f09b
  5. #f5f2a9
  6. #f7f4b8
  7. #f9f6c6
  8. #faf8d4
  9. #fcfbe2
  10. #fdfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe970
  2. #e4df72
  3. #d9d473
  4. #ceca75
  5. #c3bf76
  6. #b8b578
  7. #acaa7a
  8. #a1a07b
  9. #96957d
  10. #8b8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fae164 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde776 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fedcce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6e469 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e874 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8e1b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe970 {
  color: #efe970;
}
Background
.bg-efe970 {
  background-color: #efe970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe970 {
  border: 2px solid #efe970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 233 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 80% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe970, #b5ef70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 233 112 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.91 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.28 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.32 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.15 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.38 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.92 #10168f Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Straw
#efe970  rgb(239, 233, 112)  hsl(57, 80%, 69%)  Straw
#7076ef  rgb(112, 118, 239)  hsl(237, 80%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#70efe9  rgb(112, 239, 233)  hsl(177, 80%, 69%)  Bright Turquoise
#e970ef  rgb(233, 112, 239)  hsl(297, 80%, 69%)  Heliotrope