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#EFEB4E

#efeb4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efeb4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 92.16% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.67% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.51°, 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 16.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7832

Complementary

  1. #efeb4e
  2. #4e52ef

Split complementary

  1. #efeb4e
  2. #4ea3ef
  3. #9b4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef9b4e
  2. #efeb4e
  3. #a3ef4e

Triadic

  1. #efeb4e
  2. #4eefeb
  3. #eb4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efeb4e
  2. #52ef4e
  3. #4e52ef
  4. #eb4eef

Square

  1. #efeb4e
  2. #4eef9b
  3. #4e52ef
  4. #ef4ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #96930e
  2. #ddd814
  3. #efeb4e
  4. #f5f394
  5. #fcfbda

Shades

#efeb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efeb4e
  2. #d7d446
  3. #bfbc3e
  4. #a7a537
  5. #8f8d2f
  6. #787627
  7. #605e1f
  8. #484717
  9. #302f10
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#efeb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efeb4e
  2. #f1ed60
  3. #f2ef71
  4. #f4f183
  5. #f5f395
  6. #f7f5a7
  7. #f9f7b8
  8. #faf9ca
  9. #fcfbdc
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efeb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efeb4e
  2. #e4e053
  3. #d9d658
  4. #cecb5d
  5. #c3c062
  6. #b8b667
  7. #acab6c
  8. #a1a071
  9. #969576
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e7bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee236 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe859 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fae955 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efeb4e {
  color: #efeb4e;
}
Background
.bg-efeb4e {
  background-color: #efeb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efeb4e {
  border: 2px solid #efeb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efeb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 235 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efeb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efeb4e, #a3ef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efeb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 235 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.62 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.69 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.18 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.83 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.01 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.05 #1014b1 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efeb4e  rgb(239, 235, 78)  hsl(59, 83%, 62%)  Icterine
#4e52ef  rgb(78, 82, 239)  hsl(239, 83%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4eefeb  rgb(78, 239, 235)  hsl(179, 83%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#eb4eef  rgb(235, 78, 239)  hsl(299, 83%, 62%)  Fuchsia