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#EFFA40

#effa40 ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#effa40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 98.04% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 63.55°, with 94.9% 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 18.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.8709

Complementary

  1. #effa40
  2. #4b40fa

Split complementary

  1. #effa40
  2. #4092fa
  3. #a840fa

Analogous

  1. #faa840
  2. #effa40
  3. #92fa40

Triadic

  1. #effa40
  2. #40effa
  3. #fa40ef

Tetradic

  1. #effa40
  2. #40fa4b
  3. #4b40fa
  4. #fa40ef

Square

  1. #effa40
  2. #40faa8
  3. #4b40fa
  4. #fa4092

Monochromatic

  1. #949d04
  2. #dae706
  3. #effa40
  4. #f5fc8b
  5. #fbfed5

Shades

#effa40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effa40
  2. #d7e13a
  3. #bfc833
  4. #a7af2d
  5. #8f9626
  6. #787d20
  7. #60641a
  8. #484b13
  9. #30320d
  10. #181906
  11. #000000

Tints

#effa40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effa40
  2. #f1fb53
  3. #f2fb66
  4. #f4fc79
  5. #f5fc8c
  6. #f7fda0
  7. #f9fdb3
  8. #fafec6
  9. #fcfed9
  10. #fdffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effa40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effa40
  2. #e4ee46
  3. #d9e24d
  4. #ced553
  5. #c3c95a
  6. #b8bd60
  7. #acb166
  8. #a1a56d
  9. #969873
  10. #8b8c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0f4c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff250 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffebd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff32a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff54a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9f1af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effa40 {
  color: #effa40;
}
Background
.bg-effa40 {
  background-color: #effa40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effa40 {
  border: 2px solid #effa40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effa40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 250 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effa40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effa40, #92fa40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effa40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 250 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.13 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.32 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.39 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.76 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.82 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 4.01 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.92 #1005bf Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Daffodil
#effa40  rgb(239, 250, 64)  hsl(64, 95%, 62%)  Daffodil
#4b40fa  rgb(75, 64, 250)  hsl(244, 95%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#40effa  rgb(64, 239, 250)  hsl(184, 95%, 62%)  Electric Blue
#fa40ef  rgb(250, 64, 239)  hsl(304, 95%, 62%)  Fuchsia