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#EFEF4E

#efef4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efef4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 93.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 17.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8063

Complementary

  1. #efef4e
  2. #4e4eef

Split complementary

  1. #efef4e
  2. #4e9fef
  3. #9f4eef

Analogous

  1. #ef9f4e
  2. #efef4e
  3. #9fef4e

Triadic

  1. #efef4e
  2. #4eefef
  3. #ef4eef

Tetradic

  1. #efef4e
  2. #4eef4e
  3. #4e4eef
  4. #ef4eef

Square

  1. #efef4e
  2. #4eef9f
  3. #4e4eef
  4. #ef4e9f

Monochromatic

  1. #96960e
  2. #dddd14
  3. #efef4e
  4. #f5f594
  5. #fcfcda

Shades

#efef4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efef4e
  2. #d7d746
  3. #bfbf3e
  4. #a7a737
  5. #8f8f2f
  6. #787827
  7. #60601f
  8. #484817
  9. #303010
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#efef4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efef4e
  2. #f1f160
  3. #f2f271
  4. #f4f483
  5. #f5f595
  6. #f7f7a7
  7. #f9f9b8
  8. #fafaca
  9. #fcfcdc
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efef4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efef4e
  2. #e4e453
  3. #d9d958
  4. #cece5d
  5. #c3c362
  6. #b8b867
  7. #acac6c
  8. #a1a171
  9. #969676
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebebbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe535 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fae940 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fcec55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9e6ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efef4e {
  color: #efef4e;
}
Background
.bg-efef4e {
  background-color: #efef4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efef4e {
  border: 2px solid #efef4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efef4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 239 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efef4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efef4e, #9fef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efef4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 239 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.23 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.42 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.15 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.58 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.89 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.90 #1010b1 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Icterine
#efef4e  rgb(239, 239, 78)  hsl(60, 83%, 62%)  Icterine
#4e4eef  rgb(78, 78, 239)  hsl(240, 83%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4eefef  rgb(78, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 83%, 62%)  Aqua
#ef4eef  rgb(239, 78, 239)  hsl(300, 83%, 62%)  Fuchsia