What color is #EFD52B?

#EFD52B is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFD52B?

The RGB value is 239, 213, 43: 239 red, 213 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFD52B?

The complementary color is #2B45EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFD52B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFD52B color

#EFD52B rgb(239, 213, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EFD52B is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 83.5% green and 16.9% blue (239, 213, 43).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 86% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 82% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mellow (#F0D31E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#EFD52B color codes

HEX	`#EFD52B`
RGB	`rgb(239, 213, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 83.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 86%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 82%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 82%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.06, -7.07, 78.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.06, 78.94, 95.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.83, 66.117, 11.895)`
Decimal	`15717675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFD52B, 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 #EFD52B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFD52B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #EFD52B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efd52b; }
.text { color: #efd52b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd52b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 213 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efd52b, #a7ef2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #EFD52B?: #EFD52B is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFD52B?: The RGB value is 239, 213, 43: 239 red, 213 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFD52B?: The complementary color is #2B45EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFD52B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.