Colour
#EFC72E
- #EFC72E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EFC72E is a yellow with RGB values 239, 199, 46 and HSL 48°, 86%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EFC72E#EFC72E
HEX#EFC72E
RGBrgb(239, 199, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7804, 0.1804
RGB percentages93.7%, 78%, 18%
HSLhsl(47.6, 85.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 80.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 80.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,714,094
CSS custom property--colour: #EFC72E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#1038D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E56EF
Analogous#EF672E, #B6EF2E
Triadic#2EEFC7, #C72EEF
Split complementary#2EB6EF, #672EEF
Tetradic#2EEF67, #2E56EF, #EF2EB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G199
B46
Red239 (93.7%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue47.56°
Saturation (HSL)85.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G C7 · B 2E
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