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#EFE70B Color

#EFE70B is rgb(239, 231, 11) in RGB, hsl(58, 91%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 95%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Titanium Yellow (#EEE600), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE70B
HEX#EFE70B
RGBrgb(239, 231, 11)
HSLhsl(58, 91%, 49%)
HSVhsv(58, 95%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 95%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.193 107.1)
LABlab(90.10% -11.26 86.67)
LCHlch(90.10% 87.40 97.40)

What #EFE70B 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 #EFE70B, 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.

#EFE70B Channel Values

How #EFE70B 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 231 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 91% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 95% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 95% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE70B 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFE70B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE70B; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EFE70B

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 #EFE70B.

How #EFE70B 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#EFE70B
Protanopia#E8E80A
Protanomaly#EBE80A
Deuteranopia#EAEA05
Deuteranomaly#ECE907
Tritanopia#FBDADA
Tritanomaly#F6DFAE
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFE70B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe70b: #EFE70B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE70B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe70b': '#EFE70B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.906, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_efe70b">#EFE70B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE70B"

More Yellow Colors

#EFE70B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFE70B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE70B?

#EFE70B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(239, 231, 11) in RGB and hsl(58, 91%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Titanium Yellow (#EEE600), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.65.

What is the RGB value of #EFE70B?

#EFE70B is rgb(239, 231, 11) — red 239, green 231, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE70B?

#EFE70B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 95%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE70B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE70B scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE70B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE70B 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 11.04, which is visibly different.

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