Colour
#EFAD15
- #EFAD15
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EFAD15 is a orange with RGB values 239, 173, 21 and HSL 42°, 87%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EFAD15#EFAD15
HEX#EFAD15
RGBrgb(239, 173, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6784, 0.0824
RGB percentages93.7%, 67.8%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(41.8, 87.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.8, 91.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 27.6%, 91.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,707,413
CSS custom property--colour: #EFAD15;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1052EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1557EF
Analogous#EF4015, #C4EF15
Triadic#15EFAD, #AD15EF
Split complementary#15C4EF, #4015EF
Tetradic#15EF40, #1557EF, #EF15C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G173
B21
Red239 (93.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue41.83°
Saturation (HSL)87.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G AD · B 15
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