Recognised as Colour

#EFD62D

#EFD62D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFD62D is a yellow with RGB values 239, 214, 45 and HSL 52°, 86%, 56%. 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

#EFD62D#EFD62D

HEX#EFD62D

RGBrgb(239, 214, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8392, 0.1765

RGB percentages93.7%, 83.9%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(52.3, 85.8%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 81.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 81.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,717,933

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD62D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.33:1

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

Contrast with black14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#1029D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2D93Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 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 text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.6 Yellow · ΔE 24.4 Orange · ΔE 33.1 Khaki · ΔE 33.8 Yellow green · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D46EF

Analogous#EF752D, #A7EF2D

Triadic#2DEFD6, #D62DEF

Split complementary#2DA7EF, #752DEF

Tetradic#2DEF75, #2D46EF, #EF2DA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBEB

Lighter +30%#FAF2BB

Lighter +20%#F6E98C

Lighter +10%#F3DF5C

Darker −10%#D9BF10

Darker −20%#A9950D

Darker −30%#7A6B09

Darker −40%#4A4106

More saturated +25%#FFE21D

Less saturated −25%#D3C149

Channel breakdown

R239

G214

B45

Red239 (93.7%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue52.27°

Saturation (HSL)85.84%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D6 · B 2D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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