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#EFED6D

#efed6d ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efed6d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 92.94% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.84% magenta, 54.39% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 59.08°, with 80.25% saturation and 68.24% 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 17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8002

Complementary

  1. #efed6d
  2. #6d6fef

Split complementary

  1. #efed6d
  2. #6db0ef
  3. #ac6def

Analogous

  1. #efac6d
  2. #efed6d
  3. #b0ef6d

Triadic

  1. #efed6d
  2. #6defed
  3. #ed6def

Tetradic

  1. #efed6d
  2. #6fef6d
  3. #6d6fef
  4. #ed6def

Square

  1. #efed6d
  2. #6defac
  3. #6d6fef
  4. #ef6db0

Monochromatic

  1. #b0ad13
  2. #e7e528
  3. #efed6d
  4. #f7f6b2
  5. #fdfded

Shades

#efed6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efed6d
  2. #d7d562
  3. #bfbe57
  4. #a7a64c
  5. #8f8e41
  6. #787737
  7. #605f2c
  8. #484721
  9. #302f16
  10. #18180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#efed6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efed6d
  2. #f1ef7c
  3. #f2f18a
  4. #f4f299
  5. #f5f4a7
  6. #f7f6b6
  7. #f9f8c5
  8. #fafad3
  9. #fcfbe2
  10. #fdfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efed6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efed6d
  2. #e4e26f
  3. #d9d771
  4. #cecc73
  5. #c3c175
  6. #b8b777
  7. #acac78
  8. #a1a17a
  9. #96967c
  10. #8b8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eaeac2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee560 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe974 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fee0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e865 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faeb71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8e5b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efed6d {
  color: #efed6d;
}
Background
.bg-efed6d {
  background-color: #efed6d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efed6d {
  border: 2px solid #efed6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efed6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 237 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 80% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efed6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efed6d, #b0ef6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efed6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 237 109 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.44 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.30 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.12 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.35 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.21 #101292 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efed6d  rgb(239, 237, 109)  hsl(59, 80%, 68%)  Icterine
#6d6fef  rgb(109, 111, 239)  hsl(239, 80%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6defed  rgb(109, 239, 237)  hsl(179, 80%, 68%)  Electric Blue
#ed6def  rgb(237, 109, 239)  hsl(299, 80%, 68%)  Fuchsia Pink