Recognised as Colour

#EFCE2B

#EFCE2B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFCE2B is a yellow with RGB values 239, 206, 43 and HSL 50°, 86%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EFCE2B#EFCE2B

HEX#EFCE2B

RGBrgb(239, 206, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8078, 0.1686

RGB percentages93.7%, 80.8%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(49.9, 86%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 82%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 13.8%, 82%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,715,883

CSS custom property--colour: #EFCE2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.53:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#1031D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD438no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBDB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.2 Yellow · ΔE 28.6 Orange · ΔE 28.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.1 Khaki · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B4CEF

Analogous#EF6C2B, #AEEF2B

Triadic#2BEFCE, #CE2BEF

Split complementary#2BAEEF, #6C2BEF

Tetradic#2BEF6C, #2B4CEF, #EF2BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAE9

Lighter +30%#FAEFB9

Lighter +20%#F6E48A

Lighter +10%#F3D95A

Darker −10%#D7B510

Darker −20%#A78D0D

Darker −30%#786509

Darker −40%#493D05

More saturated +25%#FFD91B

Less saturated −25%#D3BB48

Channel breakdown

R239

G206

B43

Red239 (93.7%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue49.9°

Saturation (HSL)85.96%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G CE · B 2B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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