Recognised as Colour
#EFCD41
- #EFCD41
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EFCD41 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 205, 65 and HSL 48°, 84%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EFCD41#EFCD41
HEX#EFCD41
RGBrgb(239, 205, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8039, 0.2549
RGB percentages93.7%, 80.4%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(48.3, 84.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 72.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 72.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,715,649
CSS custom property--colour: #EFCD41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1032BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4163EF
Analogous#EF7641, #BAEF41
Triadic#41EFCD, #CD41EF
Split complementary#41BAEF, #7641EF
Tetradic#41EF76, #4163EF, #EF41BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G205
B65
Red239 (93.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue48.28°
Saturation (HSL)84.47%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G CD · B 41
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