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#EFD87F

#efd87f ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efd87f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 84.71% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.62% magenta, 46.86% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.68°, with 77.78% saturation and 71.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6899

Complementary

  1. #efd87f
  2. #7f96ef

Split complementary

  1. #efd87f
  2. #7fceef
  3. #a07fef

Analogous

  1. #efa07f
  2. #efd87f
  3. #ceef7f

Triadic

  1. #efd87f
  2. #7fefd8
  3. #d87fef

Tetradic

  1. #efd87f
  2. #96ef7f
  3. #7f96ef
  4. #d87fef

Square

  1. #efd87f
  2. #7fefa0
  3. #7f96ef
  4. #ef7fce

Monochromatic

  1. #bd9b18
  2. #e6c33b
  3. #efd87f
  4. #f7edc3
  5. #fdf9ed

Shades

#efd87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efd87f
  2. #d7c272
  3. #bfad66
  4. #a79759
  5. #8f824c
  6. #786c40
  7. #605633
  8. #484126
  9. #302b19
  10. #18160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#efd87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efd87f
  2. #f1dc8c
  3. #f2e099
  4. #f4e4a5
  5. #f5e8b2
  6. #f7ecbf
  7. #f9efcc
  8. #faf3d9
  9. #fcf7e5
  10. #fdfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efd87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efd87f
  2. #e4cf7f
  3. #d9c67f
  4. #cebe7f
  5. #c3b57f
  6. #b8ac80
  7. #aca380
  8. #a19a80
  9. #969280
  10. #8b8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2d8bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d478 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efdc82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebd67b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efda81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8d1ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efd87f {
  color: #efd87f;
}
Background
.bg-efd87f {
  background-color: #efd87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efd87f {
  border: 2px solid #efd87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efd87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 216 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 78% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efd87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efd87f, #ceef7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efd87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 216 127 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.18 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.60 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 1.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.24 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.49 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.02 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.09 #102780 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Buff
#efd87f  rgb(239, 216, 127)  hsl(48, 78%, 72%)  Buff
#7f96ef  rgb(127, 150, 239)  hsl(228, 78%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#7fefd8  rgb(127, 239, 216)  hsl(168, 78%, 72%)  Turquoise
#d87fef  rgb(216, 127, 239)  hsl(288, 78%, 72%)  Heliotrope