Colour

#EFD415

#EFD415
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFD415 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 212, 21 and HSL 53°, 87%, 51%. 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

#EFD415#EFD415

HEX#EFD415

RGBrgb(239, 212, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8314, 0.0824

RGB percentages93.7%, 83.1%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(52.6, 87.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 91.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 11.3%, 91.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,717,397

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD415;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.1:1

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

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

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#102BEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#F1D82Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 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 text14.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 7.1 Yellow · ΔE 22.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.1 Orange · ΔE 32.7 Yellow green · ΔE 35.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1530EF

Analogous#EF6715, #9DEF15

Triadic#15EFD4, #D415EF

Split complementary#159DEF, #6715EF

Tetradic#15EF67, #1530EF, #EF159D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF7D4

Lighter +30%#F9EEA4

Lighter +20%#F6E674

Lighter +10%#F2DD45

Darker −10%#C4AD0D

Darker −20%#94830A

Darker −30%#645907

Darker −40%#342E04

More saturated +25%#FFE005

Less saturated −25%#D0BC34

Channel breakdown

R239

G212

B21

Red239 (93.7%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue52.57°

Saturation (HSL)87.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D4 · B 15

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Colour values

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