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Colour

#EFD96A

  • #EFD96A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EFD96A is a yellow with RGB values 239, 217, 106 and HSL 50°, 81%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EFD96A#EFD96A
HEX#EFD96A
RGBrgb(239, 217, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.851, 0.4157
RGB percentages93.7%, 85.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(50.1, 80.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 55.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 55.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,718,762
CSS custom property--colour: #EFD96A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.8:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#102695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD45Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1DC6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFCBC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.6Dark khaki · ΔE 21.9Goldenrod · ΔE 24.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26Navajo white · ΔE 30.3Gold · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A80EF
Analogous#EF966A, #C3EF6A
Triadic#6AEFD9, #D96AEF
Split complementary#6AC2EF, #976AEF
Tetradic#6AEF96, #6A80EF, #EF6AC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCF4
Lighter +20%#F9F0C6
Lighter +10%#F4E598
Darker −10%#EACD3C
Darker −20%#DBBB18
Darker −30%#AD9413
Darker −40%#7F6D0E
More saturated +25%#FFE45A
Less saturated −25%#DACB7F

Channel breakdown

R239
G217
B106
Red239 (93.7%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue50.08°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G D9 · B 6A

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