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#EFBE4E

#efbe4e ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efbe4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 74.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.5% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.74°, 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.5573

Complementary

  1. #efbe4e
  2. #4e7fef

Split complementary

  1. #efbe4e
  2. #4ed0ef
  3. #6e4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef6e4e
  2. #efbe4e
  3. #d0ef4e

Triadic

  1. #efbe4e
  2. #4eefbe
  3. #be4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efbe4e
  2. #7fef4e
  3. #4e7fef
  4. #be4eef

Square

  1. #efbe4e
  2. #4eef6e
  3. #4e7fef
  4. #ef4ed0

Monochromatic

  1. #966d0e
  2. #dda014
  3. #efbe4e
  4. #f5d894
  5. #fcf2da

Shades

#efbe4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbe4e
  2. #d7ab46
  3. #bf983e
  4. #a78537
  5. #8f722f
  6. #785f27
  7. #604c1f
  8. #483917
  9. #302610
  10. #181308
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbe4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbe4e
  2. #f1c560
  3. #f2cb71
  4. #f4d283
  5. #f5d895
  6. #f7dfa7
  7. #f9e5b8
  8. #faecca
  9. #fcf2dc
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbe4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbe4e
  2. #e4b853
  3. #d9b258
  4. #ceab5d
  5. #c3a562
  6. #b89f67
  7. #ac996c
  8. #a19371
  9. #968c76
  10. #8b867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bd40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0ca53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbe46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c551 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb58c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbe4e {
  color: #efbe4e;
}
Background
.bg-efbe4e {
  background-color: #efbe4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbe4e {
  border: 2px solid #efbe4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbe4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 190 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbe4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbe4e, #d0ef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbe4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 190 78 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.61 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.94 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.22 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.36 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.72 #1041b1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#efbe4e  rgb(239, 190, 78)  hsl(42, 83%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#4e7fef  rgb(78, 127, 239)  hsl(222, 83%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#4eefbe  rgb(78, 239, 190)  hsl(162, 83%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#be4eef  rgb(190, 78, 239)  hsl(282, 83%, 62%)  Medium Orchid