Colour

#EFAD2D

#EFAD2D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#EFAD2D is a orange with RGB values 239, 173, 45 and HSL 40°, 86%, 56%. 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

#EFAD2D#EFAD2D

HEX#EFAD2D

RGBrgb(239, 173, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6784, 0.1765

RGB percentages93.7%, 67.8%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(39.6, 85.8%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.6, 81.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 27.6%, 81.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,707,437

CSS custom property--colour: #EFAD2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#1052D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6AF0Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6BF33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.7 Orange · ΔE 13.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.7 Dark orange · ΔE 24.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.6 Gold · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2D6FEF

Analogous#EF4C2D, #D0EF2D

Triadic#2DEFAD, #AD2DEF

Split complementary#2DD0EF, #4C2DEF

Tetradic#2DEF4C, #2D6FEF, #EF2DD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDF7EB

Lighter +30%#FAE5BB

Lighter +20%#F6D28C

Lighter +10%#F3C05C

Darker −10%#D99410

Darker −20%#A9740D

Darker −30%#7A5309

Darker −40%#4A3306

More saturated +25%#FFB21D

Less saturated −25%#D3A449

Channel breakdown

R239

G173

B45

Red239 (93.7%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue39.59°

Saturation (HSL)85.84%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G AD · B 2D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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