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#EFCA4E

#efca4e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efca4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 79.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.21°, 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6114

Complementary

  1. #efca4e
  2. #4e73ef

Split complementary

  1. #efca4e
  2. #4ec4ef
  3. #7a4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef7a4e
  2. #efca4e
  3. #c4ef4e

Triadic

  1. #efca4e
  2. #4eefca
  3. #ca4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efca4e
  2. #73ef4e
  3. #4e73ef
  4. #ca4eef

Square

  1. #efca4e
  2. #4eef7a
  3. #4e73ef
  4. #ef4ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #96770e
  2. #ddae14
  3. #efca4e
  4. #f5df94
  5. #fcf4da

Shades

#efca4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efca4e
  2. #d7b646
  3. #bfa23e
  4. #a78d37
  5. #8f792f
  6. #786527
  7. #60511f
  8. #483d17
  9. #302810
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#efca4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efca4e
  2. #f1cf60
  3. #f2d571
  4. #f4da83
  5. #f5df95
  6. #f7e5a7
  7. #f9eab8
  8. #faefca
  9. #fcf4dc
  10. #fdfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efca4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efca4e
  2. #e4c353
  3. #d9bb58
  4. #ceb45d
  5. #c3ac62
  6. #b8a567
  7. #ac9e6c
  8. #a19671
  9. #968f76
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dccca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc73e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d254 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6c845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcf52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fac193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efca4e {
  color: #efca4e;
}
Background
.bg-efca4e {
  background-color: #efca4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efca4e {
  border: 2px solid #efca4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efca4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 202 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efca4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efca4e, #c4ef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efca4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 202 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.40 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.79 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.96 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.96 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.08 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.04 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.54 #1035b1 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Saffron
#efca4e  rgb(239, 202, 78)  hsl(46, 83%, 62%)  Saffron
#4e73ef  rgb(78, 115, 239)  hsl(226, 83%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#4eefca  rgb(78, 239, 202)  hsl(166, 83%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#ca4eef  rgb(202, 78, 239)  hsl(286, 83%, 62%)  Medium Orchid