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Recognised as Colour

#EFEC29

  • #EFEC29
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#EFEC29 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 236, 41 and HSL 59°, 86%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#EFEC29#EFEC29
HEX#EFEC29
RGBrgb(239, 236, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9255, 0.1608
RGB percentages93.7%, 92.5%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(59.1, 86.1%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.1, 82.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 82.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,723,561
CSS custom property--colour: #EFEC29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.7:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#1013D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE83Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 12.4Gold · ΔE 17.3Yellow green · ΔE 29.9Green yellow · ΔE 34.1Goldenrod · ΔE 37.1Khaki · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#292CEF
Analogous#EF8929, #8FEF29
Triadic#29EFEC, #EC29EF
Split complementary#298FEF, #8929EF
Tetradic#29EF89, #292CEF, #EF298F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDE7
Lighter +30%#FAF9B7
Lighter +20%#F6F488
Lighter +10%#F3F058
Darker −10%#D5D210
Darker −20%#A6A30C
Darker −30%#767509
Darker −40%#474605
More saturated +25%#FFFC19
Less saturated −25%#D2D046

Channel breakdown

R239
G236
B41
Red239 (93.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue59.09°
Saturation (HSL)86.09%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G EC · B 29

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