Recognised as Colour
#EFD75E
- #EFD75E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EFD75E is a yellow with RGB values 239, 215, 94 and HSL 50°, 82%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EFD75E#EFD75E
HEX#EFD75E
RGBrgb(239, 215, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8431, 0.3686
RGB percentages93.7%, 84.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(50.1, 81.9%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 60.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 60.7%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,718,238
CSS custom property--colour: #EFD75E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1028A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E76EF
Analogous#EF8F5E, #BEEF5E
Triadic#5EEFD7, #D75EEF
Split complementary#5EBFEF, #8F5EEF
Tetradic#5EEF8F, #5E76EF, #EF5EBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G215
B94
Red239 (93.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue50.07°
Saturation (HSL)81.92%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G D7 · B 5E
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