Recognised as Colour

#EFD52F

#EFD52F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFD52F is a yellow with RGB values 239, 213, 47 and HSL 52°, 86%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EFD52F#EFD52F

HEX#EFD52F

RGBrgb(239, 213, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8353, 0.1843

RGB percentages93.7%, 83.5%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(51.9, 85.7%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 80.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 80.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,717,679

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD52F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#102AD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D93Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.8 Yellow · ΔE 25.4 Orange · ΔE 32.5 Khaki · ΔE 33.1 Yellow green · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F49EF

Analogous#EF752F, #A9EF2F

Triadic#2FEFD5, #D52FEF

Split complementary#2FA9EF, #752FEF

Tetradic#2FEF75, #2F49EF, #EF2FA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFBEC

Lighter +30%#FAF2BD

Lighter +20%#F6E88E

Lighter +10%#F3DF5E

Darker −10%#DABF11

Darker −20%#AB960D

Darker −30%#7C6C0A

Darker −40%#4C4306

More saturated +25%#FFE11F

Less saturated −25%#D3C14B

Channel breakdown

R239

G213

B47

Red239 (93.7%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue51.88°

Saturation (HSL)85.71%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D5 · B 2F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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