Recognised as Colour
#EFE62C
- #EFE62C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EFE62C is a yellow with RGB values 239, 230, 44 and HSL 57°, 86%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EFE62C#EFE62C
HEX#EFE62C
RGBrgb(239, 230, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.902, 0.1725
RGB percentages93.7%, 90.2%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(57.2, 85.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 81.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 81.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,722,028
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE62C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#1019D3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C35EF
Analogous#EF842C, #97EF2C
Triadic#2CEFE6, #E62CEF
Split complementary#2C96EF, #852CEF
Tetradic#2CEF84, #2C35EF, #EF2C96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G230
B44
Red239 (93.7%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue57.23°
Saturation (HSL)85.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E6 · B 2C
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