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#EFBC4E

#efbc4e ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efbc4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.34% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 40.99°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.5487

Complementary

  1. #efbc4e
  2. #4e81ef

Split complementary

  1. #efbc4e
  2. #4ed2ef
  3. #6c4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef6c4e
  2. #efbc4e
  3. #d2ef4e

Triadic

  1. #efbc4e
  2. #4eefbc
  3. #bc4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efbc4e
  2. #81ef4e
  3. #4e81ef
  4. #bc4eef

Square

  1. #efbc4e
  2. #4eef6c
  3. #4e81ef
  4. #ef4ed2

Monochromatic

  1. #966b0e
  2. #dd9d14
  3. #efbc4e
  4. #f5d794
  5. #fcf1da

Shades

#efbc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbc4e
  2. #d7a946
  3. #bf963e
  4. #a78437
  5. #8f712f
  6. #785e27
  7. #604b1f
  8. #483817
  9. #302610
  10. #181308
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbc4e
  2. #f1c360
  3. #f2c971
  4. #f4d083
  5. #f5d795
  6. #f7dea7
  7. #f9e4b8
  8. #faebca
  9. #fcf2dc
  10. #fdf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbc4e
  2. #e4b653
  3. #d9b058
  4. #ceaa5d
  5. #c3a462
  6. #b89e67
  7. #ac986c
  8. #a19271
  9. #968c76
  10. #8b867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bc41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec952 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debc46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c451 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbc4e {
  color: #efbc4e;
}
Background
.bg-efbc4e {
  background-color: #efbc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbc4e {
  border: 2px solid #efbc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbc4e, #d2ef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.83 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.56 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.50 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.67 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.75 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.88 #1043b1 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#efbc4e  rgb(239, 188, 78)  hsl(41, 83%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#4e81ef  rgb(78, 129, 239)  hsl(221, 83%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#4eefbc  rgb(78, 239, 188)  hsl(161, 83%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#bc4eef  rgb(188, 78, 239)  hsl(281, 83%, 62%)  Medium Orchid