All About Color #EFB42A

#EFB42A

About #EFB42A

#EFB42A is a medium orange color with the hex code #EFB42A. In RGB it is red 239, green 180, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 42°, saturation 86%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 25%, 82%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 1.87:1 on white and 11.23:1 on black.

#EFB42A Color Conversion

Hex tripletEF, B4, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 24.69%, 82.43%, 6.27%
RGB Decimal239, 180, 42
HSL42°, 86%, 55%
RGB Octal357, 264, 52
HSV (HSB)42.03°, 82.43%, 93.73%
RGB Binary11101111, 10110100, 101010
CIE-L*AB76.78, 9.92, 71.86
RGB Percent93.73%, 70.59%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH76.78, 72.54, 82.14
XYZ52.34, 51.16, 9.31
CIE-L*UV76.78, 49.04, 74.73
xyY0.46, 0.45, 51.16
Hunter-Lab71.53, 5.44, 42.35
RYB49.50%, 93.73%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#EFB42A on a dark background: contrast 11.23:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#EFB42A on a light background: contrast 1.87:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #EFB42A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#EFB42A · #F5D27F · #AF7F0D · #2A65EF · #7FA2F5

Analogous palette

#EF2A65 · #EF512A · #EFB42A · #C7EF2A · #65EF2A

Triadic palette

#EFB42A · #2AEFB4 · #B42AEF · #F5D27F · #7FF5D2

Tetradic palette

#EFB42A · #2AEF51 · #2A65EF · #EF2AC7 · #AF7F0D

Monochromatic palette

#775609 · #BE890E · #EFB42A · #F4CD71 · #FAE6B8

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