Colour
#EFB226
- #EFB226
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EFB226 is a orange with RGB values 239, 178, 38 and HSL 42°, 86%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EFB226#EFB226
HEX#EFB226
RGBrgb(239, 178, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.698, 0.149
RGB percentages93.7%, 69.8%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(41.8, 86.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.8, 84.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 25.5%, 84.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,708,710
CSS custom property--colour: #EFB226;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#104DD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2663EF
Analogous#EF4E26, #C7EF26
Triadic#26EFB2, #B226EF
Split complementary#26C8EF, #4D26EF
Tetradic#26EF4D, #2663EF, #EF26C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G178
B38
Red239 (93.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue41.79°
Saturation (HSL)86.27%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G B2 · B 26
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