#EFA81A Color

#EFA81A is rgb(239, 168, 26) in RGB, hsl(40, 87%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 89%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Marigold (#EAA221), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFA81A

HEX#EFA81A

RGBrgb(239, 168, 26)

HSLhsl(40, 87%, 52%)

HSVhsv(40, 89%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 89%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(78% 0.158 77.2)

LABlab(74.41% 19.55 73.61)

LCHlch(74.41% 76.16 75.13)

What #EFA81A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EFA81A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Marigold#EAA221ΔE 4.06 Gamboge#E49B0FΔE 5.03 Xanthous#F1B42FΔE 6.47 Bright Yellow (Crayola)#FFAA1DΔE 6.51 Spanish Yellow#F6B511ΔE 7.06 Cantaloupe#FFA62BΔE 8.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EFA81A Channel Values

How #EFA81A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 239 · G 168 · B 26	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 40° · S 87% · L 52%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 40° · S 89% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 30% · Y 89% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.04:1 vs white · 10.29:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFA81A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFA81A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFA81A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EFA81A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #EFA81A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EFA81A

Protanopia#B7B716

Protanomaly#D0B118

Deuteranopia#C3C300

Deuteranomaly#D6B908

Tritanopia#F59E9E

Tritanomaly#F3A27E

Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

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Using #EFA81A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-efa81a: #EFA81A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFA81A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efa81a': '#EFA81A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.659, blue: 0.102)

Android XML<color name="color_efa81a">#EFA81A</color>

SVG fillfill="#EFA81A"

More Yellow Colors

#EFA81A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#EFA81A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFA81A?

#EFA81A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(239, 168, 26) in RGB and hsl(40, 87%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Marigold (#EAA221), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.06.

What is the RGB value of #EFA81A?

#EFA81A is rgb(239, 168, 26) — red 239, green 168, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFA81A?

#EFA81A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 89%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFA81A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFA81A scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFA81A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFA81A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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