What color is #EFB435?

#EFB435 is a vivid orange known as Baklava. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Baklava?

The RGB value is 239, 180, 53: 239 red, 180 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Baklava?

The complementary color is #3570EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFB435?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Baklava color: hex code #EFB435

#EFB435 rgb(239, 180, 53)

Shades of orange

Baklava has the hex code #EFB435. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 70.6% green and 20.8% blue (239, 180, 53).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 78% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

Baklava (#EFB435) color codes

HEX	`#EFB435`
RGB	`rgb(239, 180, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 70.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 78%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 78%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.83, 10.27, 68.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.83, 69.13, 81.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.564, 51.254, 10.492)`
Decimal	`15709237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Baklava, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EFB435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFB435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EFB435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efb435; }
.text { color: #efb435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efb435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 180 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efb435, #cdef35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EFB435 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EFB435?: #EFB435 is a vivid orange known as Baklava. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Baklava?: The RGB value is 239, 180, 53: 239 red, 180 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Baklava?: The complementary color is #3570EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFB435?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.