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#EFE273

#efe273 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efe273 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 88.63% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.44% magenta, 51.88% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 53.71°, with 79.49% saturation and 69.41% 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 15.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7398

Complementary

  1. #efe273
  2. #7380ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe273
  2. #73beef
  3. #a473ef

Analogous

  1. #efa473
  2. #efe273
  3. #beef73

Triadic

  1. #efe273
  2. #73efe2
  3. #e273ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe273
  2. #80ef73
  3. #7380ef
  4. #e273ef

Square

  1. #efe273
  2. #73efa4
  3. #7380ef
  4. #ef73be

Monochromatic

  1. #b4a415
  2. #e7d42e
  3. #efe273
  4. #f7f0b8
  5. #fdfbed

Shades

#efe273 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe273
  2. #d7cb68
  3. #bfb55c
  4. #a79e51
  5. #8f8845
  6. #78713a
  7. #605a2e
  8. #484423
  9. #302d17
  10. #18170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe273 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe273
  2. #f1e581
  3. #f2e88f
  4. #f4eb9d
  5. #f5eeab
  6. #f7f1b9
  7. #f9f3c7
  8. #faf6d5
  9. #fcf9e3
  10. #fdfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe273 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe273
  2. #e4d874
  3. #d9ce76
  4. #cec577
  5. #c3bb78
  6. #b8b17a
  7. #aca77b
  8. #a19d7c
  9. #96947d
  10. #8b8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e0be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3dc69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e278 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fed5c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1de6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e276 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8daad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe273 {
  color: #efe273;
}
Background
.bg-efe273 {
  background-color: #efe273;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe273 {
  border: 2px solid #efe273;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe273;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 226 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 79% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe273 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe273, #beef73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe273 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 226 115 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.23 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.31 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.42 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.69 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.20 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.34 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.15 #101d8c Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Straw
#efe273  rgb(239, 226, 115)  hsl(54, 79%, 69%)  Straw
#7380ef  rgb(115, 128, 239)  hsl(234, 79%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#73efe2  rgb(115, 239, 226)  hsl(174, 79%, 69%)  Bright Turquoise
#e273ef  rgb(226, 115, 239)  hsl(294, 79%, 69%)  Heliotrope