Information about #EFD14E color

#EFD14E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EFD14E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(239, 209, 78) (93.7% red, 82% green, 30.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 12 / 63 / 6 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EFD14E is a energetic, saturated golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Maize (#F4D054). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Festival (#EACC4A) and Portica (#F0D555).

In RGB terms — rgb(239, 209, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EFD14E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EFD14E color variations

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

#EFD14E 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 #EFD14E

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

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Kournikova color link
Kournikova

#F9D054

Sandstorm color link
Sandstorm

#ECD540

Wild Thing color link
Wild Thing

#FAD443

Teddy color link
Teddy

#EFC741

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EFD14E
  • RGB239, 209, 78
  • CMYK0, 12, 63, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 209, 78)
  • HSL49°, 83%, 62%
  • HSL Precise48.82°, 83.42%, 62.157%
  • HSV49°, 67%, 94%
  • HSB49°, 67%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.820, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.820, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.820, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEFD14E
  • DECIMAL ID15716686
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01