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#EFC634 Color

#EFC634 is rgb(239, 198, 52) in RGB, hsl(47, 85%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 78%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Saffron (#F4C430), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFC634
HEX#EFC634
RGBrgb(239, 198, 52)
HSLhsl(47, 85%, 57%)
HSVhsv(47, 78%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 78%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.158 92.1)
LABlab(81.78% 5.10 72.55)
LCHlch(81.78% 72.73 85.98)

What #EFC634 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 #EFC634, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EFC634 Channel Values

How #EFC634 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 198 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 85% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 78% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 78% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFC634 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFC634 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFC634

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFC634; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EFC634

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFC634.

How #EFC634 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#EFC634
Protanopia#CECE33
Protanomaly#DCCB33
Deuteranopia#D5D52D
Deuteranomaly#E0CF30
Tritanopia#F7BBBB
Tritanomaly#F4C098
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFC634 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efc634: #EFC634;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFC634;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efc634': '#EFC634' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.776, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_efc634">#EFC634</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFC634"

More Yellow Colors

#EFC634 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFC634 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFC634?

#EFC634 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(239, 198, 52) in RGB and hsl(47, 85%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Saffron (#F4C430), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.32.

What is the RGB value of #EFC634?

#EFC634 is rgb(239, 198, 52) — red 239, green 198, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFC634?

#EFC634 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 78%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFC634 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFC634 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFC634 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFC634 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 13.22, which is visibly different.

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