Colour

#EFD96F

#EFD96F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EFD96F is a yellow with RGB values 239, 217, 111 and HSL 50°, 80%, 69%. 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

#EFD96F#EFD96F

HEX#EFD96F

RGBrgb(239, 217, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.851, 0.4353

RGB percentages93.7%, 85.1%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(49.7, 80%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 53.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 9.2%, 53.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,718,767

CSS custom property--colour: #EFD96F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.82:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#102690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD465no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1DC74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCCC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 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 text14.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.6 Navajo white · ΔE 28.1 Burlywood · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F85EF

Analogous#EF996F, #C5EF6F

Triadic#6FEFD9, #D96FEF

Split complementary#6FC5EF, #996FEF

Tetradic#6FEF99, #6F85EF, #EF6FC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDF9

Lighter +20%#F9F1CB

Lighter +10%#F4E59D

Darker −10%#EACD41

Darker −20%#DFBD19

Darker −30%#B19614

Darker −40%#836F0F

More saturated +25%#FFE45F

Less saturated −25%#DBCC83

Channel breakdown

R239

G217

B111

Red239 (93.7%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue49.69°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G D9 · B 6F

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