Recognised as Colour
#EFB22A
- #EFB22A
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EFB22A is a orange with RGB values 239, 178, 42 and HSL 41°, 86%, 55%. 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
#EFB22A#EFB22A
HEX#EFB22A
RGBrgb(239, 178, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.698, 0.1647
RGB percentages93.7%, 69.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(41.4, 86%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.4, 82.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 25.5%, 82.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,708,714
CSS custom property--colour: #EFB22A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 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#104DD5
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#2A67EF
Analogous#EF502A, #CAEF2A
Triadic#2AEFB2, #B22AEF
Split complementary#2AC9EF, #502AEF
Tetradic#2AEF50, #2A67EF, #EF2AC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G178
B42
Red239 (93.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue41.42°
Saturation (HSL)86.03%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G B2 · B 2A
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