What color is #EFD45D?

#EFD45D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Venus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFD45D?

The RGB value is 239, 212, 93: 239 red, 212 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFD45D?

The complementary color is #5D78EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFD45D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFD45D color

#EFD45D rgb(239, 212, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EFD45D is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 83.1% green and 36.5% blue (239, 212, 93).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 82% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 61% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Venus (#EED053), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#EFD45D color codes

HEX	`#EFD45D`
RGB	`rgb(239, 212, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 83.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 82%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 61%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 61%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.11, -4.27, 60.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.11, 60.95, 94.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.118, 66.231, 19.918)`
Decimal	`15717469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFD45D, 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 #EFD45D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFD45D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #EFD45D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efd45d; }
.text { color: #efd45d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd45d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 212 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efd45d, #c1ef5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #EFD45D?: #EFD45D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Venus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFD45D?: The RGB value is 239, 212, 93: 239 red, 212 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFD45D?: The complementary color is #5D78EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFD45D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.