Colour

#FFEF4D

#FFEF4D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEF4D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 239, 77 and HSL 55°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFEF4D#FFEF4D

HEX#FFEF4D

RGBrgb(255, 239, 77)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9373, 0.302

RGB percentages100%, 93.7%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(54.6, 100%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.6, 69.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 69.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,941

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEF4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.71:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#0010B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE733no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEF58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDFCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 16.3 Yellow · ΔE 21.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.3 Khaki · ΔE 31.4 Yellow green · ΔE 32.3 Orange · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D5DFF

Analogous#FF964D, #B6FF4D

Triadic#4DFFEF, #EF4DFF

Split complementary#4DB6FF, #964DFF

Tetradic#4DFF96, #4D5DFF, #FF4DB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDE6

Lighter +20%#FFF8B3

Lighter +10%#FFF480

Darker −10%#FFEA1A

Darker −20%#E6D100

Darker −30%#B3A300

Darker −40%#807400

More saturated +25%#FFEF4D

Less saturated −25%#E9DD63

Channel breakdown

R255

G239

B77

Red255 (100%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue54.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EF · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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