Information about #EFB42A color

#EFB42A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EFB42A falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(239, 180, 42) — 93.7% red, 70.6% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 23 / 77 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EFB42A presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Filmpro Golden Yellow (#F7B52D). Slightly further away sit BOBCOIN (#F3BA2F) and Bright Sun (#ECBD2C).

The recipe behind #EFB42A is rgb(239, 180, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EFB42A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EFB42A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EFB42A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EFB42A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EFB42A
  • RGB239, 180, 42
  • CMYK0, 23, 77, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 180, 42)
  • HSL42°, 86%, 55%
  • HSL Precise42.03°, 86.026%, 55.098%
  • HSV42°, 82%, 94%
  • HSB42°, 82%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.706, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.706, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.706, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEFB42A
  • DECIMAL ID15709226
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01