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#EFAE4E

#efae4e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efae4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 68.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.2% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 35.78°, 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4917

Complementary

  1. #efae4e
  2. #4e8fef

Split complementary

  1. #efae4e
  2. #4edfef
  3. #5e4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef5e4e
  2. #efae4e
  3. #dfef4e

Triadic

  1. #efae4e
  2. #4eefae
  3. #ae4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efae4e
  2. #8fef4e
  3. #4e8fef
  4. #ae4eef

Square

  1. #efae4e
  2. #4eef5e
  3. #4e8fef
  4. #ef4edf

Monochromatic

  1. #965f0e
  2. #dd8c14
  3. #efae4e
  4. #f5ce94
  5. #fceeda

Shades

#efae4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efae4e
  2. #d79d46
  3. #bf8b3e
  4. #a77a37
  5. #8f682f
  6. #785727
  7. #60461f
  8. #483417
  9. #302310
  10. #181108
  11. #000000

Tints

#efae4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efae4e
  2. #f1b660
  3. #f2be71
  4. #f4c683
  5. #f5ce95
  6. #f7d7a7
  7. #f9dfb8
  8. #fae7ca
  9. #fcefdc
  10. #fdf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efae4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efae4e
  2. #e4a953
  3. #d9a558
  4. #cea05d
  5. #c39c62
  6. #b89767
  7. #ac926c
  8. #a18e71
  9. #968976
  10. #8b857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b59b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b143 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c051 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7b048 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b950 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efae4e {
  color: #efae4e;
}
Background
.bg-efae4e {
  background-color: #efae4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efae4e {
  border: 2px solid #efae4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efae4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 174 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efae4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efae4e, #dfef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efae4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 174 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.96 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.05 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.56 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.36 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.96 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.98 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.66 #1051b1 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#efae4e  rgb(239, 174, 78)  hsl(36, 83%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#4e8fef  rgb(78, 143, 239)  hsl(216, 83%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#4eefae  rgb(78, 239, 174)  hsl(156, 83%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae4eef  rgb(174, 78, 239)  hsl(276, 83%, 62%)  Medium Orchid