Colour

#EFD63D

#EFD63D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFD63D is a yellow with RGB values 239, 214, 61 and HSL 52°, 85%, 59%. 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

#EFD63D#EFD63D

HEX#EFD63D

RGBrgb(239, 214, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8392, 0.2392

RGB percentages93.7%, 83.9%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(51.6, 84.8%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 74.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 74.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,717,949

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD63D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1

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

Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#1029C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD01Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2D947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 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 text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Yellow · ΔE 28.1 Khaki · ΔE 29.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33 Yellow green · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D56EF

Analogous#EF7D3D, #AFEF3D

Triadic#3DEFD6, #D63DEF

Split complementary#3DAFEF, #7D3DEF

Tetradic#3DEF7D, #3D56EF, #EF3DAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF9

Lighter +30%#FBF4CA

Lighter +20%#F7EA9B

Lighter +10%#F3E06C

Darker −10%#E6C813

Darker −20%#B79F0F

Darker −30%#88760B

Darker −40%#594D07

More saturated +25%#FFE22D

Less saturated −25%#D5C357

Channel breakdown

R239

G214

B61

Red239 (93.7%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue51.57°

Saturation (HSL)84.76%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D6 · B 3D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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