Recognised as Colour

#EFC314

#EFC314
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFC314 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 195, 20 and HSL 48°, 87%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EFC314#EFC314

HEX#EFC314

RGBrgb(239, 195, 20)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7647, 0.0784

RGB percentages93.7%, 76.5%, 7.8%

HSLhsl(47.9, 87.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.9, 91.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 18.4%, 91.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,713,044

CSS custom property--colour: #EFC314;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#103CEB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5CD27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB1A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.1 Orange · ΔE 23 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.3 Yellow · ΔE 32.2 Dark orange · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1440EF

Analogous#EF5614, #AEEF14

Triadic#14EFC3, #C314EF

Split complementary#14ADEF, #5514EF

Tetradic#14EF56, #1440EF, #EF14AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF4D3

Lighter +30%#F9E8A3

Lighter +20%#F6DB73

Lighter +10%#F2CF44

Darker −10%#C39E0D

Darker −20%#93770A

Darker −30%#635107

Darker −40%#332A04

More saturated +25%#FFCD04

Less saturated −25%#D0B033

Channel breakdown

R239

G195

B20

Red239 (93.7%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue20 (7.8%)

Hue47.95°

Saturation (HSL)87.25%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G C3 · B 14

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Colour values

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