What color is #EFDE74?

#EFDE74 is a light, moderate yellow known as Lightning Bug. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lightning Bug?

The RGB value is 239, 222, 116: 239 red, 222 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lightning Bug?

The complementary color is #7485EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDE74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lightning Bug color: hex code #EFDE74

#EFDE74 rgb(239, 222, 116)

Shades of yellow

Lightning Bug has the hex code #EFDE74. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.1% green and 45.5% blue (239, 222, 116).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 79% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 51% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.37:1).

Lightning Bug (#EFDE74) color codes

HEX	`#EFDE74`
RGB	`rgb(239, 222, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 87.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 79%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 51%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 51%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.9, -7.62, 53.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.9, 54.07, 98.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.872, 71.857, 26.972)`
Decimal	`15720052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lightning Bug, 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 #EFDE74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDE74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	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 #EFDE74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efde74; }
.text { color: #efde74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efde74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 222 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efde74, #c2ef74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EFDE74 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EFDE74?: #EFDE74 is a light, moderate yellow known as Lightning Bug. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lightning Bug?: The RGB value is 239, 222, 116: 239 red, 222 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lightning Bug?: The complementary color is #7485EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDE74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.