Recognised as Colour

#EFD53E

#EFD53E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFD53E is a yellow with RGB values 239, 213, 62 and HSL 51°, 85%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EFD53E#EFD53E

HEX#EFD53E

RGBrgb(239, 213, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8353, 0.2431

RGB percentages93.7%, 83.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(51.2, 84.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 74.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 74.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,717,694

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD53E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.26:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#102AC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACF21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC5B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.1 Khaki · ΔE 28.6 Yellow · ΔE 28.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.3 Orange · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E58EF

Analogous#EF7D3E, #B0EF3E

Triadic#3EEFD5, #D53EEF

Split complementary#3EB0EF, #7D3EEF

Tetradic#3EEF7D, #3E58EF, #EF3EB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFA

Lighter +30%#FBF4CB

Lighter +20%#F7E99C

Lighter +10%#F3DF6D

Darker −10%#E7C813

Darker −20%#B89F0F

Darker −30%#89760B

Darker −40%#5A4E07

More saturated +25%#FFE02E

Less saturated −25%#D5C358

Channel breakdown

R239

G213

B62

Red239 (93.7%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue51.19°

Saturation (HSL)84.69%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D5 · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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