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#EFE975

#efe975 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efe975 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 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.51% magenta, 51.05% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.05°, with 79.22% saturation and 69.8% 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 16.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7791

Complementary

  1. #efe975
  2. #757bef

Split complementary

  1. #efe975
  2. #75b8ef
  3. #ac75ef

Analogous

  1. #efac75
  2. #efe975
  3. #b8ef75

Triadic

  1. #efe975
  2. #75efe9
  3. #e975ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe975
  2. #7bef75
  3. #757bef
  4. #e975ef

Square

  1. #efe975
  2. #75efac
  3. #757bef
  4. #ef75b8

Monochromatic

  1. #b6ae15
  2. #e7de30
  3. #efe975
  4. #f7f4ba
  5. #fdfced

Shades

#efe975 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe975
  2. #d7d269
  3. #bfba5e
  4. #a7a352
  5. #8f8c46
  6. #78753b
  7. #605d2f
  8. #484623
  9. #302f17
  10. #18170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe975 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe975
  2. #f1eb83
  3. #f2ed91
  4. #f4f09e
  5. #f5f2ac
  6. #f7f4ba
  7. #f9f6c8
  8. #faf8d6
  9. #fcfbe3
  10. #fdfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe975 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe975
  2. #e4df76
  3. #d9d477
  4. #ceca78
  5. #c3bf79
  6. #b8b57b
  7. #acaa7c
  8. #a1a07d
  9. #96957e
  10. #8b8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e6c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fae26a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce77b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fedccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e56f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e878 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8e1b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe975 {
  color: #efe975;
}
Background
.bg-efe975 {
  background-color: #efe975;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe975 {
  border: 2px solid #efe975;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe975;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 233 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 79% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe975 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe975, #b8ef75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe975 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 233 117 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.72 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.74 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.75 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.82 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.22 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.56 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.74 #10168a Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Straw
#efe975  rgb(239, 233, 117)  hsl(57, 79%, 70%)  Straw
#757bef  rgb(117, 123, 239)  hsl(237, 79%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#75efe9  rgb(117, 239, 233)  hsl(177, 79%, 70%)  Electric Blue
#e975ef  rgb(233, 117, 239)  hsl(297, 79%, 70%)  Violet