Recognised as Colour
#EFD700
- #EFD700
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EFD700 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 215, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 47%. 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
#EFD700#EFD700
HEX#EFD700
RGBrgb(239, 215, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8431, 0
RGB percentages93.7%, 84.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(54, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 100%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,718,144
CSS custom property--colour: #EFD700;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1028FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0018EF
Analogous#EF6000, #8FEF00
Triadic#00EFD7, #D700EF
Split complementary#0090EF, #5F00EF
Tetradic#00EF60, #0018EF, #EF0090
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G215
B0
Red239 (93.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue53.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G D7 · B 00
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