All About Color #EFC12A

#EFC12A

About #EFC12A

#EFC12A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #EFC12A. In RGB it is red 239, green 193, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 86%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 19%, 82%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 1.70:1 on white and 12.33:1 on black.

#EFC12A Color Conversion

Hex tripletEF, C1, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 19.25%, 82.43%, 6.27%
RGB Decimal239, 193, 42
HSL46°, 86%, 55%
RGB Octal357, 301, 52
HSV (HSB)45.99°, 82.43%, 93.73%
RGB Binary11101111, 11000001, 101010
CIE-L*AB79.99, 3.13, 74.59
RGB Percent93.73%, 75.69%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH79.99, 74.66, 87.59
XYZ55.08, 56.66, 10.22
CIE-L*UV79.99, 39.17, 79.74
xyY0.45, 0.46, 56.66
Hunter-Lab75.27, -1.10, 44.64
RYB40.01%, 93.73%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#EFC12A on a dark background: contrast 12.33:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#EFC12A on a light background: contrast 1.70:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #EFC12A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#EFC12A · #F5DA7F · #AF8A0D · #2A58EF · #7F9BF5

Analogous palette

#EF2A58 · #EF5E2A · #EFC12A · #BAEF2A · #58EF2A

Triadic palette

#EFC12A · #2AEFC1 · #C12AEF · #F5DA7F · #7FF5DA

Tetradic palette

#EFC12A · #2AEF5E · #2A58EF · #EF2ABA · #AF8A0D

Monochromatic palette

#775D09 · #BE950E · #EFC12A · #F4D671 · #FAEAB8

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