Colour

#EFD63F

#EFD63F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFD63F is a yellow with RGB values 239, 214, 63 and HSL 51°, 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

#EFD63F#EFD63F

HEX#EFD63F

RGBrgb(239, 214, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8392, 0.2471

RGB percentages93.7%, 83.9%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(51.5, 84.6%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 73.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 73.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,717,951

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD63F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66803WCAG 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#1029C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD023no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2D949no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 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 15.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Khaki · ΔE 28.5 Yellow · ΔE 28.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.7 Yellow green · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F58EF

Analogous#EF7E3F, #B0EF3F

Triadic#3FEFD6, #D63FEF

Split complementary#3FB0EF, #7E3FEF

Tetradic#3FEF7E, #3F58EF, #EF3FB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFB

Lighter +30%#FBF4CC

Lighter +20%#F7EA9D

Lighter +10%#F3E06E

Darker −10%#E8CA13

Darker −20%#B9A10F

Darker −30%#8A780B

Darker −40%#5A4F08

More saturated +25%#FFE12F

Less saturated −25%#D5C359

Channel breakdown

R239

G214

B63

Red239 (93.7%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue51.48°

Saturation (HSL)84.62%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D6 · B 3F

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Colour values

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