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#EFEA62

#efea62 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efea62 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 91.76% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 59% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.87°, with 81.5% saturation and 66.08% 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 16.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7808

Complementary

  1. #efea62
  2. #6267ef

Split complementary

  1. #efea62
  2. #62aeef
  3. #a362ef

Analogous

  1. #efa362
  2. #efea62
  3. #aeef62

Triadic

  1. #efea62
  2. #62efea
  3. #ea62ef

Tetradic

  1. #efea62
  2. #67ef62
  3. #6267ef
  4. #ea62ef

Square

  1. #efea62
  2. #62efa3
  3. #6267ef
  4. #ef62ae

Monochromatic

  1. #a7a211
  2. #e8e11d
  3. #efea62
  4. #f6f3a7
  5. #fdfdec

Shades

#efea62 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efea62
  2. #d7d358
  3. #bfbb4e
  4. #a7a445
  5. #8f8c3b
  6. #787531
  7. #605e27
  8. #48461d
  9. #302f14
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#efea62 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efea62
  2. #f1ec72
  3. #f2ee81
  4. #f4f091
  5. #f5f2a1
  6. #f7f5b1
  7. #f9f7c0
  8. #faf9d0
  9. #fcfbe0
  10. #fdfdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efea62 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efea62
  2. #e4df65
  3. #d9d568
  4. #ceca6b
  5. #c3c06e
  6. #b8b571
  7. #acaa74
  8. #a1a077
  9. #96957a
  10. #8b8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e7be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce253 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe76a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e559 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e867 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efea62 {
  color: #efea62;
}
Background
.bg-efea62 {
  background-color: #efea62;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efea62 {
  border: 2px solid #efea62;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efea62;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 234 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efea62 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efea62, #aeef62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efea62 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 234 98 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.11 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.49 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.97 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.46 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.89 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.96 #10159d Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efea62  rgb(239, 234, 98)  hsl(58, 82%, 66%)  Icterine
#6267ef  rgb(98, 103, 239)  hsl(238, 82%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#62efea  rgb(98, 239, 234)  hsl(178, 82%, 66%)  Bright Turquoise
#ea62ef  rgb(234, 98, 239)  hsl(298, 82%, 66%)  Heliotrope