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#EFAA4E

#efaa4e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efaa4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 34.29°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4765

Complementary

  1. #efaa4e
  2. #4e93ef

Split complementary

  1. #efaa4e
  2. #4ee3ef
  3. #5a4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef5a4e
  2. #efaa4e
  3. #e3ef4e

Triadic

  1. #efaa4e
  2. #4eefaa
  3. #aa4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efaa4e
  2. #93ef4e
  3. #4e93ef
  4. #aa4eef

Square

  1. #efaa4e
  2. #4eef5a
  3. #4e93ef
  4. #ef4ee3

Monochromatic

  1. #965c0e
  2. #dd8714
  3. #efaa4e
  4. #f5cc94
  5. #fcedda

Shades

#efaa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaa4e
  2. #d79946
  3. #bf883e
  4. #a77737
  5. #8f662f
  6. #785527
  7. #60441f
  8. #483317
  9. #302210
  10. #181108
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaa4e
  2. #f1b360
  3. #f2bb71
  4. #f4c483
  5. #f5cc95
  6. #f7d5a7
  7. #f9ddb8
  8. #fae6ca
  9. #fceedc
  10. #fdf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaa4e
  2. #e4a653
  3. #d9a258
  4. #ce9d5d
  5. #c39962
  6. #b89567
  7. #ac916c
  8. #a18d71
  9. #968876
  10. #8b847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ae44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2be50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ac48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb64f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba07f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaa4e {
  color: #efaa4e;
}
Background
.bg-efaa4e {
  background-color: #efaa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaa4e {
  border: 2px solid #efaa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaa4e, #e3ef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.62 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.18 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.45 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.55 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.19 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.78 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.84 #1055b1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#efaa4e  rgb(239, 170, 78)  hsl(34, 83%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#4e93ef  rgb(78, 147, 239)  hsl(214, 83%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#4eefaa  rgb(78, 239, 170)  hsl(154, 83%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa4eef  rgb(170, 78, 239)  hsl(274, 83%, 62%)  Electric Purple