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#EFEB4B

#efeb4b ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efeb4b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 92.16% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.67% magenta, 68.62% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.54°, with 83.67% saturation and 61.57% 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 16.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.7828

Complementary

  1. #efeb4b
  2. #4b4fef

Split complementary

  1. #efeb4b
  2. #4ba1ef
  3. #994bef

Analogous

  1. #ef994b
  2. #efeb4b
  3. #a1ef4b

Triadic

  1. #efeb4b
  2. #4befeb
  3. #eb4bef

Tetradic

  1. #efeb4b
  2. #4fef4b
  3. #4b4fef
  4. #eb4bef

Square

  1. #efeb4b
  2. #4bef99
  3. #4b4fef
  4. #ef4ba1

Monochromatic

  1. #94910d
  2. #dad513
  3. #efeb4b
  4. #f5f391
  5. #fbfbd8

Shades

#efeb4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efeb4b
  2. #d7d444
  3. #bfbc3c
  4. #a7a535
  5. #8f8d2d
  6. #787626
  7. #605e1e
  8. #484717
  9. #302f0f
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#efeb4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efeb4b
  2. #f1ed5d
  3. #f2ef6f
  4. #f4f181
  5. #f5f393
  6. #f7f5a5
  7. #f9f7b7
  8. #faf9c9
  9. #fcfbdb
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efeb4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efeb4b
  2. #e4e050
  3. #d9d656
  4. #cecb5b
  5. #c3c060
  6. #b8b666
  7. #acab6b
  8. #a1a070
  9. #969575
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee231 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe856 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e63d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fae952 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e2a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efeb4b {
  color: #efeb4b;
}
Background
.bg-efeb4b {
  background-color: #efeb4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efeb4b {
  border: 2px solid #efeb4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efeb4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 235 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efeb4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efeb4b, #a1ef4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efeb4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 235 75 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.66 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.46 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.50 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.23 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.63 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.81 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.86 #1014b4 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efeb4b  rgb(239, 235, 75)  hsl(59, 84%, 62%)  Icterine
#4b4fef  rgb(75, 79, 239)  hsl(239, 84%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4befeb  rgb(75, 239, 235)  hsl(179, 84%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#eb4bef  rgb(235, 75, 239)  hsl(299, 84%, 62%)  Fuchsia