All About Color #EFC42A

#EFC42A

About #EFC42A

#EFC42A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #EFC42A. In RGB it is red 239, green 196, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 47°, saturation 86%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 18%, 82%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 1.67:1 on white and 12.60:1 on black.

#EFC42A Color Conversion

Hex tripletEF, C4, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 17.99%, 82.43%, 6.27%
RGB Decimal239, 196, 42
HSL47°, 86%, 55%
RGB Octal357, 304, 52
HSV (HSB)46.90°, 82.43%, 93.73%
RGB Binary11101111, 11000100, 101010
CIE-L*AB80.74, 1.58, 75.23
RGB Percent93.73%, 76.86%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH80.74, 75.25, 88.80
XYZ55.75, 58.00, 10.45
CIE-L*UV80.74, 36.94, 80.90
xyY0.45, 0.47, 58.00
Hunter-Lab76.16, -2.59, 45.18
RYB38.04%, 93.73%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#EFC42A on a dark background: contrast 12.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#EFC42A on a light background: contrast 1.67:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #EFC42A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#EFC42A · #F5DC7F · #AF8C0D · #2A54EF · #7F99F5

Analogous palette

#EF2A54 · #EF612A · #EFC42A · #B7EF2A · #54EF2A

Triadic palette

#EFC42A · #2AEFC4 · #C42AEF · #F5DC7F · #7FF5DC

Tetradic palette

#EFC42A · #2AEF61 · #2A54EF · #EF2AB7 · #AF8C0D

Monochromatic palette

#775F09 · #BE980E · #EFC42A · #F4D871 · #FAEBB8

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