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#EFEC4C

#efec4c ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efec4c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 92.55% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.26% magenta, 68.2% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.9°, with 83.59% saturation and 61.76% 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 16.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.7886

Complementary

  1. #efec4c
  2. #4c4fef

Split complementary

  1. #efec4c
  2. #4ca0ef
  3. #9a4cef

Analogous

  1. #ef9a4c
  2. #efec4c
  3. #a0ef4c

Triadic

  1. #efec4c
  2. #4cefec
  3. #ec4cef

Tetradic

  1. #efec4c
  2. #4fef4c
  3. #4c4fef
  4. #ec4cef

Square

  1. #efec4c
  2. #4cef9a
  3. #4c4fef
  4. #ef4ca0

Monochromatic

  1. #95920d
  2. #dbd714
  3. #efec4c
  4. #f5f392
  5. #fcfbd8

Shades

#efec4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efec4c
  2. #d7d444
  3. #bfbd3d
  4. #a7a535
  5. #8f8e2e
  6. #787626
  7. #605e1e
  8. #484717
  9. #302f0f
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#efec4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efec4c
  2. #f1ee5e
  3. #f2f070
  4. #f4f282
  5. #f5f494
  6. #f7f6a6
  7. #f9f7b7
  8. #faf9c9
  9. #fcfbdb
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efec4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efec4c
  2. #e4e151
  3. #d9d656
  4. #cecc5c
  5. #c3c161
  6. #b8b666
  7. #acab6b
  8. #a1a070
  9. #969676
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe332 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe857 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e63e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faea53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e3a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efec4c {
  color: #efec4c;
}
Background
.bg-efec4c {
  background-color: #efec4c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efec4c {
  border: 2px solid #efec4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efec4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 236 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efec4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efec4c, #a0ef4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efec4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 236 76 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.77 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.01 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.76 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.77 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.82 #1013b3 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efec4c  rgb(239, 236, 76)  hsl(59, 84%, 62%)  Icterine
#4c4fef  rgb(76, 79, 239)  hsl(239, 84%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4cefec  rgb(76, 239, 236)  hsl(179, 84%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#ec4cef  rgb(236, 76, 239)  hsl(299, 84%, 62%)  Fuchsia