Recognised as Colour

#EFE755

#EFE755
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EFE755 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 231, 85 and HSL 57°, 83%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EFE755#EFE755

HEX#EFE755

RGBrgb(239, 231, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9059, 0.3333

RGB percentages93.7%, 90.6%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(56.9, 82.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 64.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 3.3%, 64.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,722,325

CSS custom property--colour: #EFE755;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.23:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1018AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FADF42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDE55Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD8C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 21.9 Khaki · ΔE 24.9 Yellow · ΔE 27.2 Yellow green · ΔE 27.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 21.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#555DEF

Analogous#EF9A55, #AAEF55

Triadic#55EFE7, #E755EF

Split complementary#55AAEF, #9A55EF

Tetradic#55EF9A, #555DEF, #EF55AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFBE1

Lighter +20%#F8F4B2

Lighter +10%#F3EE84

Darker −10%#EBE026

Darker −20%#CBC113

Darker −30%#9C950F

Darker −40%#6E690A

More saturated +25%#FFF545

Less saturated −25%#D8D26C

Channel breakdown

R239

G231

B85

Red239 (93.7%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue56.88°

Saturation (HSL)82.8%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G E7 · B 55

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