Colour
#EFD72C
- #EFD72C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EFD72C is a yellow with RGB values 239, 215, 44 and HSL 53°, 86%, 55%. 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
#EFD72C#EFD72C
HEX#EFD72C
RGBrgb(239, 215, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8431, 0.1725
RGB percentages93.7%, 84.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(52.6, 85.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 81.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 81.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,718,188
CSS custom property--colour: #EFD72C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.43:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1028D3
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 text14.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C44EF
Analogous#EF762C, #A5EF2C
Triadic#2CEFD7, #D72CEF
Split complementary#2CA5EF, #762CEF
Tetradic#2CEF76, #2C44EF, #EF2CA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G215
B44
Red239 (93.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue52.62°
Saturation (HSL)85.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G D7 · B 2C
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