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#EFEC4E

#efec4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efec4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.26% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.88°, 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 16.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7889

Complementary

  1. #efec4e
  2. #4e51ef

Split complementary

  1. #efec4e
  2. #4ea2ef
  3. #9c4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef9c4e
  2. #efec4e
  3. #a2ef4e

Triadic

  1. #efec4e
  2. #4eefec
  3. #ec4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efec4e
  2. #51ef4e
  3. #4e51ef
  4. #ec4eef

Square

  1. #efec4e
  2. #4eef9c
  3. #4e51ef
  4. #ef4ea2

Monochromatic

  1. #96940e
  2. #ddd914
  3. #efec4e
  4. #f5f494
  5. #fcfbda

Shades

#efec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efec4e
  2. #d7d446
  3. #bfbd3e
  4. #a7a537
  5. #8f8e2f
  6. #787627
  7. #605e1f
  8. #484717
  9. #302f10
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#efec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efec4e
  2. #f1ee60
  3. #f2f071
  4. #f4f283
  5. #f5f495
  6. #f7f6a7
  7. #f9f7b8
  8. #faf9ca
  9. #fcfbdc
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efec4e
  2. #e4e153
  3. #d9d658
  4. #cecc5d
  5. #c3c162
  6. #b8b667
  7. #acab6c
  8. #a1a071
  9. #969676
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe336 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe859 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faea55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e3a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efec4e {
  color: #efec4e;
}
Background
.bg-efec4e {
  background-color: #efec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efec4e {
  border: 2px solid #efec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efec4e, #a2ef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.47 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.78 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.85 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.97 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.87 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.89 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.96 #1013b1 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efec4e  rgb(239, 236, 78)  hsl(59, 83%, 62%)  Icterine
#4e51ef  rgb(78, 81, 239)  hsl(239, 83%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4eefec  rgb(78, 239, 236)  hsl(179, 83%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#ec4eef  rgb(236, 78, 239)  hsl(299, 83%, 62%)  Fuchsia