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Recognised as Colour

#EFC12E

  • #EFC12E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EFC12E is a yellow with RGB values 239, 193, 46 and HSL 46°, 86%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#EFC12E#EFC12E
HEX#EFC12E
RGBrgb(239, 193, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7569, 0.1804
RGB percentages93.7%, 75.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(45.7, 85.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 80.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 19.2%, 80.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,712,558
CSS custom property--colour: #EFC12E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#103ED1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CC38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.6Gold · ΔE 16.2Orange · ΔE 22Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.3Khaki · ΔE 32.7Sandy brown · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E5CEF
Analogous#EF602E, #BDEF2E
Triadic#2EEFC1, #C12EEF
Split complementary#2EBDEF, #612EEF
Tetradic#2EEF60, #2E5CEF, #EF2EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF9EB
Lighter +30%#FAEBBC
Lighter +20%#F6DD8D
Lighter +10%#F3CF5D
Darker −10%#D9AA11
Darker −20%#AA850D
Darker −30%#7B6009
Darker −40%#4B3B06
More saturated +25%#FFC91E
Less saturated −25%#D3B24A

Channel breakdown

R239
G193
B46
Red239 (93.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue45.7°
Saturation (HSL)85.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G C1 · B 2E

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