Colour

#EFD63B

#EFD63B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFD63B is a yellow with RGB values 239, 214, 59 and HSL 52°, 85%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EFD63B#EFD63B

HEX#EFD63B

RGBrgb(239, 214, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8392, 0.2314

RGB percentages93.7%, 83.9%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(51.7, 84.9%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 75.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 75.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,717,947

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD63B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.35:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#1029C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD01Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2D946no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14 Goldenrod · ΔE 22 Yellow · ΔE 27.5 Khaki · ΔE 29.7 Orange · ΔE 33 Yellow green · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B54EF

Analogous#EF7C3B, #AEEF3B

Triadic#3BEFD6, #D63BEF

Split complementary#3BAEEF, #7C3BEF

Tetradic#3BEF7C, #3B54EF, #EF3BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDF8

Lighter +30%#FBF4C8

Lighter +20%#F7EA99

Lighter +10%#F3E06A

Darker −10%#E4C713

Darker −20%#B59E0F

Darker −30%#86750B

Darker −40%#574C07

More saturated +25%#FFE22B

Less saturated −25%#D4C356

Channel breakdown

R239

G214

B59

Red239 (93.7%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue51.67°

Saturation (HSL)84.91%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D6 · B 3B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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