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#EFD91C

#efd91c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efd91c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 85.1% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.21% magenta, 88.28% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 53.74°, with 86.83% saturation and 52.35% 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 14.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6806

Complementary

  1. #efd91c
  2. #1c32ef

Split complementary

  1. #efd91c
  2. #1c9cef
  3. #6f1cef

Analogous

  1. #ef6f1c
  2. #efd91c
  3. #9cef1c

Triadic

  1. #efd91c
  2. #1cefd9
  3. #d91cef

Tetradic

  1. #efd91c
  2. #32ef1c
  3. #1c32ef
  4. #d91cef

Square

  1. #efd91c
  2. #1cef6f
  3. #1c32ef
  4. #ef1c9c

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6008
  2. #b2a10d
  3. #efd91c
  4. #f4e563
  5. #f9f1ab

Shades

#efd91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efd91c
  2. #d7c319
  3. #bfae16
  4. #a79814
  5. #8f8211
  6. #786d0e
  7. #60570b
  8. #484108
  9. #302b06
  10. #181603
  11. #000000

Tints

#efd91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efd91c
  2. #f1dd33
  3. #f2e149
  4. #f4e460
  5. #f5e877
  6. #f7ec8e
  7. #f9f0a4
  8. #faf4bb
  9. #fcf7d2
  10. #fdfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efd91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efd91c
  2. #e4d026
  3. #d9c730
  4. #cebe3a
  5. #c3b544
  6. #b8ad4e
  7. #aca458
  8. #a19b62
  9. #96926c
  10. #8b8976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1d8ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5db31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc8b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3da2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbcf94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efd91c {
  color: #efd91c;
}
Background
.bg-efd91c {
  background-color: #efd91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efd91c {
  border: 2px solid #efd91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efd91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 217 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efd91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efd91c, #9cef1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efd91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 217 28 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.37 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.89 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.07 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.10 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.37 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.89 #1026e3 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#efd91c  rgb(239, 217, 28)  hsl(54, 87%, 52%)  Citrine
#1c32ef  rgb(28, 50, 239)  hsl(234, 87%, 52%)  Han Purple
#1cefd9  rgb(28, 239, 217)  hsl(174, 87%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d91cef  rgb(217, 28, 239)  hsl(294, 87%, 52%)  Electric Purple