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#EFED4C

#efed4c ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efed4c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 92.94% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.84% magenta, 68.2% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 59.26°, 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 16.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.7944

Complementary

  1. #efed4c
  2. #4c4eef

Split complementary

  1. #efed4c
  2. #4c9fef
  3. #9b4cef

Analogous

  1. #ef9b4c
  2. #efed4c
  3. #9fef4c

Triadic

  1. #efed4c
  2. #4cefed
  3. #ed4cef

Tetradic

  1. #efed4c
  2. #4eef4c
  3. #4c4eef
  4. #ed4cef

Square

  1. #efed4c
  2. #4cef9b
  3. #4c4eef
  4. #ef4c9f

Monochromatic

  1. #95930d
  2. #dbd814
  3. #efed4c
  4. #f5f492
  5. #fcfbd8

Shades

#efed4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efed4c
  2. #d7d544
  3. #bfbe3d
  4. #a7a635
  5. #8f8e2e
  6. #787726
  7. #605f1e
  8. #484717
  9. #302f0f
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#efed4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efed4c
  2. #f1ef5e
  3. #f2f170
  4. #f4f282
  5. #f5f494
  6. #f7f6a6
  7. #f9f8b7
  8. #fafac9
  9. #fcfbdb
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efed4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efed4c
  2. #e4e251
  3. #d9d756
  4. #cecc5c
  5. #c3c161
  6. #b8b766
  7. #acac6b
  8. #a1a170
  9. #969676
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eae9bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe332 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe957 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e73e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbeb53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efed4c {
  color: #efed4c;
}
Background
.bg-efed4c {
  background-color: #efed4c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efed4c {
  border: 2px solid #efed4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efed4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 237 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efed4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efed4c, #9fef4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efed4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 237 76 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.40 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.74 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.82 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.02 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.59 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.79 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.81 #1012b3 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efed4c  rgb(239, 237, 76)  hsl(59, 84%, 62%)  Icterine
#4c4eef  rgb(76, 78, 239)  hsl(239, 84%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4cefed  rgb(76, 239, 237)  hsl(179, 84%, 62%)  Aqua
#ed4cef  rgb(237, 76, 239)  hsl(299, 84%, 62%)  Fuchsia