Colour

#EFD40E

#EFD40E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFD40E is a yellow with RGB values 239, 212, 14 and HSL 53°, 89%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EFD40E#EFD40E

HEX#EFD40E

RGBrgb(239, 212, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8314, 0.0549

RGB percentages93.7%, 83.1%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(52.8, 88.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 94.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 11.3%, 94.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,717,390

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD40E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.09:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#102BF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D829no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 6.6 Yellow · ΔE 21.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.7 Orange · ΔE 32.9 Yellow green · ΔE 36.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E29EF

Analogous#EF640E, #99EF0E

Triadic#0EEFD4, #D40EEF

Split complementary#0E9AEF, #630EEF

Tetradic#0EEF64, #0E29EF, #EF0E9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF6CD

Lighter +30%#F9EE9D

Lighter +20%#F6E66D

Lighter +10%#F4DE3C

Darker −10%#BFA90B

Darker −20%#8F7F08

Darker −30%#5E5406

Darker −40%#2E2903

More saturated +25%#FDDF00

Less saturated −25%#CFBC2E

Channel breakdown

R239

G212

B14

Red239 (93.7%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue52.8°

Saturation (HSL)88.93%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D4 · B 0E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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