Recognised as Colour
#EFD426
- #EFD426
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EFD426 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 212, 38 and HSL 52°, 86%, 54%. 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
#EFD426#EFD426
HEX#EFD426
RGBrgb(239, 212, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8314, 0.149
RGB percentages93.7%, 83.1%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(51.9, 86.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 84.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 84.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,717,414
CSS custom property--colour: #EFD426;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#102BD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2641EF
Analogous#EF6F26, #A6EF26
Triadic#26EFD4, #D426EF
Split complementary#26A6EF, #6F26EF
Tetradic#26EF6F, #2641EF, #EF26A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G212
B38
Red239 (93.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue51.94°
Saturation (HSL)86.27%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G D4 · B 26
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