Recognised as Colour
#EFD85F
- #EFD85F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EFD85F is a yellow with RGB values 239, 216, 95 and HSL 50°, 82%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EFD85F#EFD85F
HEX#EFD85F
RGBrgb(239, 216, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8471, 0.3725
RGB percentages93.7%, 84.7%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(50.4, 81.8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 60.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 60.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,718,495
CSS custom property--colour: #EFD85F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.66:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1027A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F76EF
Analogous#EF905F, #BEEF5F
Triadic#5FEFD8, #D85FEF
Split complementary#5FBEEF, #905FEF
Tetradic#5FEF90, #5F76EF, #EF5FBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G216
B95
Red239 (93.7%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue50.42°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G D8 · B 5F
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