Recognised as Colour
#EFBC2A
- #EFBC2A
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EFBC2A is a orange with RGB values 239, 188, 42 and HSL 44°, 86%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EFBC2A#EFBC2A
HEX#EFBC2A
RGBrgb(239, 188, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7373, 0.1647
RGB percentages93.7%, 73.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(44.5, 86%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.5, 82.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 82.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,711,274
CSS custom property--colour: #EFBC2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#1043D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A5DEF
Analogous#EF5A2A, #C0EF2A
Triadic#2AEFBC, #BC2AEF
Split complementary#2ABFEF, #5A2AEF
Tetradic#2AEF59, #2A5DEF, #EF2ABF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G188
B42
Red239 (93.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue44.47°
Saturation (HSL)86.03%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G BC · B 2A
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