Recognised as Colour
#EFE231
- #EFE231
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EFE231 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 226, 49 and HSL 56°, 86%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EFE231#EFE231
HEX#EFE231
RGBrgb(239, 226, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8863, 0.1922
RGB percentages93.7%, 88.6%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(55.9, 85.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 79.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 79.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,721,009
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE231;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.59:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#101DCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#313EEF
Analogous#EF8331, #9DEF31
Triadic#31EFE2, #E231EF
Split complementary#319DEF, #8331EF
Tetradic#31EF83, #313EEF, #EF319D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G226
B49
Red239 (93.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue55.89°
Saturation (HSL)85.59%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E2 · B 31
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