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Recognised as Colour

#EFCC51

  • #EFCC51
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EFCC51 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 204, 81 and HSL 47°, 83%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#EFCC51#EFCC51
HEX#EFCC51
RGBrgb(239, 204, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8, 0.3176
RGB percentages93.7%, 80%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(46.7, 83.2%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 66.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.6%, 66.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,715,409
CSS custom property--colour: #EFCC51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.43:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#1033AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1C942no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D357no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBDB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.2Khaki · ΔE 21.6Gold · ΔE 23.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.1Dark khaki · ΔE 27.3Orange · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5174EF
Analogous#EF7D51, #C3EF51
Triadic#51EFCC, #CC51EF
Split complementary#51C3EF, #7D51EF
Tetradic#51EF7D, #5174EF, #EF51C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF5DD
Lighter +20%#F8E7AE
Lighter +10%#F3DA80
Darker −10%#EBBE22
Darker −20%#C89F12
Darker −30%#997A0E
Darker −40%#6A550A
More saturated +25%#FFD541
Less saturated −25%#D7BF69

Channel breakdown

R239
G204
B81
Red239 (93.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue46.71°
Saturation (HSL)83.16%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G CC · B 51

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