Colour

#EFD74E

#EFD74E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFD74E is a yellow with RGB values 239, 215, 78 and HSL 51°, 83%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EFD74E#EFD74E

HEX#EFD74E

RGBrgb(239, 215, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8431, 0.3059

RGB percentages93.7%, 84.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(51.1, 83.4%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 67.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 10%, 67.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,718,222

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD74E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.5:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#1028B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD13Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2DA56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Khaki · ΔE 23.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.7 Yellow · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E66EF

Analogous#EF864E, #B7EF4E

Triadic#4EEFD7, #D74EEF

Split complementary#4EB7EF, #864EEF

Tetradic#4EEF86, #4E66EF, #EF4EB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF7DA

Lighter +20%#F7ECAC

Lighter +10%#F3E27D

Darker −10%#EBCC1F

Darker −20%#C5AA12

Darker −30%#96820E

Darker −40%#685A09

More saturated +25%#FFE23E

Less saturated −25%#D7C666

Channel breakdown

R239

G215

B78

Red239 (93.7%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue51.06°

Saturation (HSL)83.42%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D7 · B 4E

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Colour values

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