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#EFED4E

#efed4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efed4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 92.94% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.84% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 59.25°, 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 16.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7947

Complementary

  1. #efed4e
  2. #4e50ef

Split complementary

  1. #efed4e
  2. #4ea1ef
  3. #9c4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef9c4e
  2. #efed4e
  3. #a1ef4e

Triadic

  1. #efed4e
  2. #4eefed
  3. #ed4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efed4e
  2. #50ef4e
  3. #4e50ef
  4. #ed4eef

Square

  1. #efed4e
  2. #4eef9c
  3. #4e50ef
  4. #ef4ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #96950e
  2. #ddda14
  3. #efed4e
  4. #f5f494
  5. #fcfbda

Shades

#efed4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efed4e
  2. #d7d546
  3. #bfbe3e
  4. #a7a637
  5. #8f8e2f
  6. #787727
  7. #605f1f
  8. #484717
  9. #302f10
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#efed4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efed4e
  2. #f1ef60
  3. #f2f171
  4. #f4f283
  5. #f5f495
  6. #f7f6a7
  7. #f9f8b8
  8. #fafaca
  9. #fcfbdc
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efed4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efed4e
  2. #e4e253
  3. #d9d758
  4. #cecc5d
  5. #c3c162
  6. #b8b767
  7. #acac6c
  8. #a1a171
  9. #969676
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eae9bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe435 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e741 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbeb55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efed4e {
  color: #efed4e;
}
Background
.bg-efed4e {
  background-color: #efed4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efed4e {
  border: 2px solid #efed4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efed4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 237 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efed4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efed4e, #a1ef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efed4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 237 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.36 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.77 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.09 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.69 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.92 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.95 #1012b1 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efed4e  rgb(239, 237, 78)  hsl(59, 83%, 62%)  Icterine
#4e50ef  rgb(78, 80, 239)  hsl(239, 83%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4eefed  rgb(78, 239, 237)  hsl(179, 83%, 62%)  Aqua
#ed4eef  rgb(237, 78, 239)  hsl(299, 83%, 62%)  Fuchsia