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#efec2b ≈ Titanium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efec2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 92.55% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.26% magenta, 82.01% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 59.08°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 16.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Titanium Yellow (#eee600), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.7852

Complementary

  1. #efec2b
  2. #2b2eef

Split complementary

  1. #efec2b
  2. #2b90ef
  3. #8a2bef

Analogous

  1. #ef8a2b
  2. #efec2b
  3. #90ef2b

Triadic

  1. #efec2b
  2. #2befec
  3. #ec2bef

Tetradic

  1. #efec2b
  2. #2eef2b
  3. #2b2eef
  4. #ec2bef

Square

  1. #efec2b
  2. #2bef8a
  3. #2b2eef
  4. #ef2b90

Monochromatic

  1. #787609
  2. #bfbc0e
  3. #efec2b
  4. #f4f272
  5. #faf9b9

Shades

#efec2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efec2b
  2. #d7d427
  3. #bfbd22
  4. #a7a51e
  5. #8f8e1a
  6. #787616
  7. #605e11
  8. #48470d
  9. #302f09
  10. #181804
  11. #000000

Tints

#efec2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efec2b
  2. #f1ee40
  3. #f2f055
  4. #f4f26b
  5. #f5f480
  6. #f7f695
  7. #f9f7aa
  8. #faf9bf
  9. #fcfbd5
  10. #fdfdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efec2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efec2b
  2. #e4e134
  3. #d9d63c
  4. #cecc45
  5. #c3c14d
  6. #b8b656
  7. #acab5e
  8. #a1a067
  9. #96966f
  10. #8b8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e8b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe83f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdcca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbea38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fae3a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efec2b {
  color: #efec2b;
}
Background
.bg-efec2b {
  background-color: #efec2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efec2b {
  border: 2px solid #efec2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efec2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 236 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efec2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efec2b, #90ef2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efec2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 236 43 / 0.35);
}

#eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.93 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.24 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.25 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.36 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.53 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.70 #1013d4 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Titanium Yellow
#efec2b  rgb(239, 236, 43)  hsl(59, 86%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow
#2b2eef  rgb(43, 46, 239)  hsl(239, 86%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2befec  rgb(43, 239, 236)  hsl(179, 86%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#ec2bef  rgb(236, 43, 239)  hsl(299, 86%, 55%)  Fuchsia